1 iJ 


1 


1 






»"' .V 






vf> 









/(a^. 



> 



"^^Z 
«<"<; 

9^^ 



^^^^<^ 



.1 /- 






^ 



v^ 



M^ 






<J> •wo 



^-mo? 










<P-^ e « o 






^^-^. 






<^^ * o « ^, 

V 



> 



^0^ ^v^ :r 



.'^ 



V 



,^o^ 



0,^- 






';^. 



°-o. 



1-*- 



U/k. v..** / 







MRS. Ki.i,.\ A. r.i(>i:i.()\\ 



HISTORICAL REMINISCENCES 



THE EARLY TIMES 



MARLBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS, 



PROMINENT EVENTS FROM 1860 TO 1910. 



IXC I.l'DlXCi 



BRIEF ALLUSIONS TO MANY INDIVIDUALS 



AND AX ACCOUXT OF THE 



CELEBRATION OF THE TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH 

ANNIVERSARY OF THE INCORPORATION 

OF THE TOWN. 



BY ELLA A. BIGELOW. 




MARI.BOROl GlI. MASS. : 

TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY. PRINTERS. 

I 9 I o . 



IV. 



THE AUTHOR DEDICATES THIS BOOK 

TO THOSE WHOSE ANCESTORS CAME OVER IN 

EARLY SHIPS 

AND PLANTED THE STURDY OLD MARLBOROUGH TREE 

FROM WHICH INNUMERABLE BRANCHES 

MAY BE COUNTED 

NEAR AND FAR, EVEN TO GREAT DISTANCE. 



" Thunder our thanks to her — guns, hearts, and lips ! 
Cheer from the ranks to her, 
Shout horn the banks to her — 
Mayflower ! Foremost and best of our ships." 

— John Boyle O'Reilly. 



CopyriKht, 1910, by City of Marlborough. 



»C(,A27loG8 



PREFACE. 




HEX Dean v'-itaiilev came oxer here from Eni;lan(l he was 
asked what he wanted to see, people or institutions or 
l)otan\ or luiilchn^'s. And he answered : "'History. — 

apSg Show me History. Show- me ahout the Rexohition. 
11^ Show- me where the old lidm was. althoui^-h I ki-iow it was 
blow-n down. Show me John h^liot's L;-ra\e." And 
when Marlliorou^-h's children and <j;rantlchildren. and ;^reat j^reat t^'reat 
grandchiUlren would entertain their \ isitors from far away, let them 
••show history." Let them show where the old Homesteails were 
IniiUkHl, e\en tho' the originals are now no more. vSho\y them the ;j;rayes 
of the early pioneers of this prominent frontier settlement, and the 
places w here they li\ ed and suffered and enjoyed. 

In offerino- this work, the author claims no ori^■inalit^- other than 
that of selecting- from preseryed records and personal inter\-iews with 
residents. Thanking each and e\ cry one who has aided her, Ahiyor 
J. J. Shaughnessy : i:xAhiyor Henry Parsons : and the Honorable Con-i- 
mittees of r.MI'.l aiid I'.MO for their hearty endorsement ; Hon. S. H. 
Howe, who particularK- aided her by his wortls of kindly encourage- 
ment; together with Representati\e Frank Pope of the jjoston (ilolx-: 
INIiss Sarah Cotting, Librarian: Messrs. P. P. Murphy, City Clerk: 
Walter .S. Goss, G. A. R. yeteran : Thomas E. Campbell, ex-Chief 
Engineer Fire Department, and Capt. T. E. Jackson, for their in\al- 
uable assistance in her search for data, she now presents to the ])ublic 
the facts which she has gained in regard to our City, and of the old 
Homesteads, water colors of Avhich were from time to time painted by 
the late Poston artist, Ellen ^L Carpenter, and from which half-tones 
ha\e been made. If a home, famd\-, indi\idual or interesting or 
\aluable fact has been omitted, it is only from lack of knowledge and 
from no personal w ish. 

Faithfully, 

Er.i.A A. BicKi.ow. 



VI. 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Coat of Anils. .... 

Mrs. l':ila A. IJi-c'low. 

Hiii,h Street and Town Hall. ( )l(l Marlhorouuii. ICiil: 
Ili^'h vStreet and vSt. Peter's Cluireh. Old Marlhorc 

I'^n^dand. .... 
Marlhoroiii^^h College. ( )ld Marlliorou^li. I'^n^laiid. 
Georj^e's Lane. ( )ld Alarlhorouy;!!, En*;iand, 
l^he Green, ( )ld Marlborough, Eii<jjlan(l. 
Tlie Dexil's Den. Old Marll>or..u-h. i:n-land. 
•• Saturday Xi^ht," 

^V .Slei^"h-ride from Sudliur\- to MarlliorouL^h, 
Burniivj; of the I'irst Church 1)\- the Indians, 
The Ward, or I>onne\ Haxden lloinestead. 
The .\s;i Packard House, 
Rev. Asa Packard. 
^hlrll)orough Public Lii>rar\-, 
.Vndrew Carnej^ie, 
The Deacon IMielps I louse. . 
Homesti'ad of Winthrop Arnold, 
rile Re\ . Aaron Sun'th House, 
( )ld Williams' Tax ern, 
Duke de la l^oucheloucauld, 
I listorical Table, . 
Homestead of I<>])hraim Prij^ham. 
'I'lie Old Parties Homestead. 
Homestead of Samuel, or AddiuL^ton Pri^ham. 
Caleb Witherbee and the Lorini^- Homesteads, 
The Old Homestead of the lients and Ste\ ens, 
Ihe Lewis Auu^ Homestead. 
Lake CliauncN, 
Soldiers' Monument. 
(L A. R. Puildin--, 



land 
u-h. 



I'AOIC 

Co\ er 

'rontispiece 

XV. 

x\ . 

x\ i. 

\\ i. 
X \ i i . 
x\ ii. 



10 
12 
14 
17 
20 
21 
23 
2;-) 
27 
28 
30 
32 
34 
3;") 
37 
43 
48 
50 
56 



\'II. 



:\larlhor()uoh Ili-h School, . 

TIk- Old Academy. 

l'ni\ LTsali.st Cluirch. 

Old 'l\.\vn Hall. . 

New City Hall. 

House of Major Henry Kice. 

vS]Mnnet. or First Piani> I'seil in Mail 

House of the Loyalist, Henry Uarnes 

Central I'^ire and Police .Station, 

Xo. 2 I2nt;ine House, 

The \'illa-e .Street. 

Re\ . S. V. liucklin. 

\'e ( )ld Country Choir, 

I'nioii C'on^-re^ational Church. 

The (Jra\e of Captain Hutchinson. 

KinL;' Philip, 

Holv Trinity Church, 

Cottin;4 Ta\ern in \'e ( )lden Time. 

Old \'ie\v. .Southeastern Part of ?shn-lboroui;h, 

Larkin, or Winslow Pri;j;hani House, 

The Old l>oyd, or Pennett House, 

City Hospital, 

House of Richard Farwcll, or ex-Mayor John O' 

The Old Parmenter House, . 

House of Micah .Sherman, or \\'inslo\y Parnes, 

The Harrin-ton. or William Walker Homestead 

Ollerton, or l)a;j;uley Hall. Enfjland. 

John Pi;j,elo\y and Mary Warren Dancing" at th( 

diiiL:; in Watertown, 
Homestead of the Indian Ca[)ti\e. 
House of Willard Morse, or Xevinson .Stone, 
Ne\yton, or Dadmun Homestead, 
Homestead of Mark and Georo;e Fay, 
House of William (jales. 
Home of Edward Holyoke. . 
Home of Captain William Holyoke. 
Home of Lieutenant l-]phraim P)ar])er 
The Martin Howe Homestead, 
Reward of Merit, . 
The Felton Homesteatl, 



C'onnell, 



Wt 



\ I ir, 



The Duiitdi) I loii^t', 

I IdiiK'steiul of Captain Jacoli Ilolyoke. 
llonu'stcad of (icrshoin Ricr. 
'Vhv Nathan l)nir\. or Ilc-nry Ilolyoke House, 
The l)a\is. or Israel (Jouhhn<;- Place. . 
The .Samuel ( tooiIuow . or Hartlett Iloincsteatl, 
I'^iist Kice Homestead in America, 
Homestead of Peter Rice. 
Home of Otis P^ussell. 

The Joshua, or Thomas Rice Homestead. 
Caleli Bri<4"ham Homestead. . 
Homestead of Jonas j)rii;ham, 
Sli^'o, Irehmd, 
The Samuel Howe Home. 
House of Deacon Isaac Ha\(len. 
House of Doctor John liaker. 
Home of Lambert, or kldward 15i;4elo\v. 
interior \"ie\v of Same. 
House of Deacon vStetson, 
The ( )ld Chipman. or Hemen\\a\ House, 
Sawin Ta\ern, 

Colonial House of the Chipman^. 
General Bur<4o\ iie. 

Homestead of Captain Aaron vSte\ ens, . 
(joodman Howe Ilomestead. 
jolm How and the Indians. . 
Fairview Farm. 
The Farm of Thaddeus Howe. 
The Simeon Cunningham Homestead. . 
Homestead of Deacon Howe. 
The Major [edediah I>ri;j;ham Homestead. 
Home of William vStowe, or Barnard, . 
William Barnard, or Parmenter Home, 
"J'he Daniel Williams Homestead. 
Peace Peters, or Elijah Dickinson. 
Homestead of Samuel Warren, 
Whitinore, or Theodore Temple Homestead. 
Homestead of vStephen Morse. 
Homestead of William Hagar, 



IX. 



The I'riali I'^au'cr. or Moses IJarnes Homestead, (now 

vSo\verl)v) 
Joal^ Stowe. or Hitchcock Phice. 
Home of vSaimiel Howe, 
Francis Weeks Farm. 
Hoinoteatl of Deacon (ioodak-. 
Su|)i:)l\- Weeks Homesteaik 
I-]li/aheth Howe, carried awav 1)\- the 
Methodist Church . 

The [abez .Stoweor Welch Homestea(k 
Tlie Rufus Stow e Homesteaik 
The ^\'ilHam Fa^er Homestead, 
The l']phraim Ma\iiard Homestead (now Curti^ 
The Few is Hap^ood Homestead, 
The [alie/ Huntington Homesteatk 
The OKI Arcack'. . 
Father I FuniUon. . 

Churcli of the Fnmacidate Conce])tion, Prospect .Street, 
New Parochial .School. 
Pleasant Street in \'e Oklen Days, 
The Clisbee House, 
Fnitarian Church, 
Home of Fewis T. Frye, 
.Stedman Wheeler House, 
The Old Stephen Howe Place. 
The IF)Use of Fid>;e Wood. . 
Ithamer l^ri^ham Homestead, 
The Moses Brii;ham Homestead. Crane Mt 
Emerson Howe or Dana Bigekjw . 
.St. ^Firv's Church, Broad Street, 
St. Ann's Academy, 
I)o\'s' Colleg'e, 
Fber Howe FF)mestead 
\\'illiam Allen Homestead. . 
Fieut. Forv Pi^elow ilomestead. 
Gershom I^ii^elow Homestead, 
Esquire Ee\ i lii^elow Homesteaik 
The Charles Howe I'arm, 
Baptist Church, 
Old Time Monument ."^ipiare, 



louse, 



\;itiir;il Ilistorx Uuildin 
The Old AUk-v II.Kisr. 
l)(-'nj;iniiii l-'niiiklin. 
( )tis Mdrsc I loust', 
'I'hc State Annorv. 
Martin or Al)el Rice 
The Joseph I low e I'^irm, 
The Tayntor Homestead. 
The I'^rancis Gleasoii Iloniestead. 
Homestead of Solomon Ixirnes. 
Kx-Mayor S. Herl)ert Howe. 
Ex-Mayor ( Jeorue A. Howe, 
Ex-Mayor John O'L'onnell. . 
Ex-Mayor William \. Haxenport. 
Ex-Mayor Charles L. IJaitktl, 
Ex-Mayor iMi^vne (i. Hoitt, 
Ex-Mayor Edward J. Plunkett, 
Ex-^hlyor Walter H. Morse, 
Ex-.\hiyor E. R. S. Mildon. 
Ex-Ahiyor Henrv Parsons. 
Ex-Mayor iMlward V. Brown, 
Mayor John J. Shauuhnessv, 
City Solicitor James \\'. McDonald, 
City Treasurer Charles F. Robinson, 
City Clerk Peter P>. Murphy, 
Collector of Taxes William iL Osn'ooci 
City Auditor Chaides S. Thomson. 
Sujx'rintendent of .Streets Eouis \. Ric 
Superintendent of Water Works Geor;^- 
IOxecuti\e Committee Marlhoroui^h Bo 
Chairmen of Committees — Ahirlhorou^" 

Celehi-alioii, 
Aldermen P.) 10. 
Conmion (^Ouncilmen PJIO . 
Ciiief >hn-shal Anni\ersai\ Parade. 
Moat. Landing of CoUimhus 
Float, Pi'ace and Lil>ert\ 
IHoat, The \'illa.L(e Choir. 
Float. vSionin<j,- I'irst Deed, 
(joxernor ICheii S. Dra|)er. 



ler. 
A. Stacy, 
rd of Trade. 
's L'TiOth Annixersar 



i>.\<;k 

•2 IX 
•iT'.t 
•isi 

■2sr, 
L'.s7 

■2'.):> 

•2\)s 
:U)\ 
:U)i 

;;ii7 



;;h 

■Ml 
;h:i 



.")(;.s 

;;7() 
;;7i 



:'>'.i-2 
H)-2-:\ 

42(1-7 
4;'.U 

4:!;; 
4;;r> 
4:57 
4;'.'.i 
4r):i 



XI 



Lic'Utc'ii;im-(i<i\cTii<)r Ldii's A. l-^-<.tliinij,lKim. 

Miss Martha L. Amrs ( Poet), 

Miss Annie A. Howes (Odist), 

Hon. Charles S. Hamlin. ( )i-ator of the Day, 

Chiei' Marshal and SialT. 

Hoat. ^'e Olde I'^ishioiied vSkule. 

"loat. Daughters ol' the Rexoliition. 

'Edward L. Ui^elow , Chairman I'liMic Lihrary L 
ac >simile of Anni\ersar\ I-]n\elope, 
loat. Indian \'il!a;j,e. 



ommittee, 



PAtiE 

4:)7 

4(;:. 

470 
471 

4 7(; 

477 
4. so 
4S1 



\II. 



CONTENTS. 



( )1(1 Nhirllioroii^ii. I-^ii^land. and Saturdav Nij^ht Customs, 
Sudlniry. and the ■• Kvi\ Horse Taxerii." 
Account of IJurnin^ of l-'irst Cliurch In the huhans. 
Letter from Re\ . Cotton ^huher to the People of Mar 

horoug'h, .... 
The ()ld Ward (jarrisoii and iJonnex IJaxden House, 
vStories alM)ut Re\ , Asa Packard. 
Founding;- of Puhlic Lihrarv. 
(rift of Anchx'w Carnegie to Marlliorou'iih. 
Ik'Ciuest of vSihis and Ahraham (jates to Marll>orouu,h. 
Christian Science vSociet\ 
vStorx a]'>out Re\ . Aaron Smith. 

Duke de hi Rochefoucauhl \'isits ( )ld Williams Ta\ern, 
Captain Ephraim I>ri<4ham's Bequest to Marlhorou^h. 
Stor\ of Jonathan. John and Mary Barnes, 
Wit of Caleb Witherhee, 
Petition of Elizabeth Bent. . 
Thomas Brij^liam and His \\'ealth. 
President Chauncv (iixes Up His Farm, 
Dedication ot v'^oldiers' Monument. Names of Soldiers. 
Post !:! (;. A. R., chartered l-Sd.S; G. A. R. Relief Society 
Commanders of (j. A. R., 
I litfli School Buildintr Dedicated, 
liii^h vSchool Principals, 

E^■enint4■ School. . . • . 

Buildinjj; of the Old Academ\ . 
List of Pastors of l'ni\ersalist Church, 
Account of Old Tow II Hall, 

Postmasters. .... 

Dedication of New Cit\' Hall. 
,Stor\- of Henrv iJarnes. the Lo\alist, 
Dedication of Central h'ire and Police Station, 



12 
14 

17 
1^0 



2r> 
;;i 
:V2 
.")(; 

39 
44 

4i) 
.■)0 
.')7 
Cid 
Cr2 

(;4 

67 

fi'.) 
70 
71 

i o 

To 
81 



xiir. 



Firemen in the Civil War, 

Chief Eni^ineers of Fire Department, 

vSome of Our Principal Fires, 

Death of Rev. Svh ester F. Bucklin at 200th .\nni\'ersarv o 

Marlborough, 
Deacon }ohn E. Curtis Comes to Town, 
Names of OUl-time Pew Iloklers in S]:)rin;j; Ilill Church, 
Kinii^ Philip's War, 
I Iol\- TrinitN' Parish, 
OKI l\i\ern Days, 
journalism in AhuMhormi^h, , 
An Earlv Shoe Shop, 
Incorporation of Marlhoroui^h Hospital, 
Tribute to Thomas Core\-, 
Romance of John ()'Conneirs Life, 
Maple vStreet Plav-.^round, 

John Bi*;elow, taken prisoner by the Indians, 
Generosity of Mark Fay, 
Origin of Gates Pond, . , 

Kintlness to the Indians, . , 

J(jnathan Hrigham, called the Indian \\'arrior. 
The Story of Mary Goodnow, 
Edmund Rice marries Mercy Brigham, 
Order to Joshua Rice, Constable of Marlborou^'-l 
Cotillion Parties of Olden Time, 
Description of .Sligo, Ireland, 
Wit of Samuel Howe, 
Stories of Dr. John Baker, 
Lambert Bigelow Builds Historical House. 
Chipman's Corner, 

General Burgoyne Passe,s Through Marlborough., 
First White Inhabitant, 
Tribute to William IL Rice, 
Early Settlers, 

Interesting Story of the (joodales, 
Elizabeth Howe, Indian Captive, 
Pastors of Methodist Church, 

Location of l^lock-houses or Forts in Early Time 
List of Pastors of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, 
Pew Holders in First West Church, 



XI\ 



List of Pastors of .'^t. Mary's Church, 

List of Pastors of IJaptist Cliurch, 

I'^arK v'^^chool Masters. 

Tuition Ccrtiticatf. (iates Acadi'inv, 

S])anisli-Anicricaii War Notes, 

Spaiiish-Anu'i-ican N'ohiiitccrs, 

P>ill of Sale for Ne-ro Shi\es, 



S r.\ ris ru \i. : 

Ci\il War Notes, 

Record of vSohUers and .Sailors of L'i\ il War, 

'I'aldes Showing- Polls. X'aluation. and 'I'ax Rate, from 

isCd to PJO'.I, 
Representatix es to the (ieneral Court, 
Senators from Marlliorou^h .Since PsOo, 
Treasin-ers of Marllioroiii^li, 
Tow II Clerks of Marlhoroui^h. 
]Marlhoroui;h Peeomes a Cit\ . 
Brief Sketches of Li\es of hL\-NLnors. 
Sketches of Li\es of Heads of Citv Departm 
'r()po!4ra})h\ . 
Ao-ed People. I'.HO. 
Cluhs and ( )rL;ani/.ations, 
E^ents of Interest, 1C>7('> to I'.HO. 
Industries of the City. 
l)oard of Trade, 
Paidvs of Marll)oroui!;h, . 

2.")0 ni A\M\ iMisAm : 
Inception. 
Conuniltees. 
Correspondence. 

I'Lxtracts from \'arious L'hui"ch Ser\ ices, 
Ci\ic and Militarx Parade. 

Afternoon Exercises (»n lliu'h .School Conim 
Firemen's Exercises, 
.Sports, 

( )iricial Iin itation, 
\otes on the Celehration, 



PAGE 

2(54 
27(; 

2. SO 
2.S-, 
2.S7 
2'.M) 
2i»i> 



311 

;',!(; 

;i2.s 
;')2'.» 
;;.•)() 
;!;',l 
;',.", 1 
;i;;2 
;'.;■) 7 

;)7.") 
;;7(; 
• > 1 1 

;;s(i 
;;s;) 

o'.)l 
o[)o 

S\)7 
31)8 
407 
412 
42i) 
447 
46G 
472 
478 
483 



XV 




HKtII STRICK'l- AND TOWN HALL, OLD .NL\RLB()R( )r(il I, 

ex(;laxd. 




IK. 11 MRKKT AM) S'l\ PETER'S CIILRCII. 
OLD MARLI50R0UGIL ENGLAND. 



XVI 




MARLB(JR()LG1I COLLEGE 
One of the Great Public Schools of Eiiiiland. 




GEORGE'S LANE. (;L1) ^LVRLBOR()L'GIl. EN(;LAND. 



X\ II. 




THE (iRKKN. OLD M ARLIU )R()r(TlI. 




THE DEVIL'S DEN, OLD MARLBOROUGH. 



CHAPTER I. 

Thry in old M;irlb()roui;li across the seas crv : •• W'lurc now lie the 
bones of the Wizard Merlin?" We in Marll)orou;4h this side of the 
water, cry : •• Where now lie the hones of our forefathers, and wlure 
were their old Homesteads located?" 

In niutual honor to the two .MarlhoroUL;"hs. we be^'in our 
** Reminiscences "' w ith the interestint;' Coat of Anns of old Marlhorouoh. 
England, ,!j,i\ inj^- a few \iew s of Merlinshurg, Marlel^erg or Marlborough, 
of which ])lace we are namesake. 'J'he termination luirg or borough 
had reference to earthen works of some kind either for fortification or 
sepultin-e. and the huge disc(j\ere(l tumulus, the nucleus of old 
Marlb(irough in England, was attributed to the entomlmient there of the 
^Vmlirosian Merlin, the scene of his wcjnderful labors. The Latin 
inscription appeals to the imagination as we return in retrospect to the 
land of our forefathers, and to the pretty town on the banks of the ri\er 
Kennet in \\'ilts County, se\entv-ti\e miles from London. As time 
went on some more prosaically inclined thought the name formerU 
written Malberg or Malbridge to ha\e been dcri\ed from the marl or 
chalk hills by which it was surrounded, !)Ut whate\er conception, it 
was undeniably a town of former considerable iKJtoriety. In the days of 
King \Villiam it possessed a strong castle, and in 1110 Ilem-v L held his 
court here. King John constituted the castle the chief depositor\- for his 
will and im))ortant documents. In 1 lM;.") King John ordered the constable 
of ^L^rlborough cattle to emj^loy a subject to make cross-bows for stone 
projectiles, allowing said employe, his wife and son (Id jx'r da\ . While 
King John wa^ holding his court there, and in the cixil wars during that 
period, the place was alternately held b\ the King and the Barons. The 
assizes \\ ere held there from the time of lIeiu-\- III. to that of Charles 1. 
antl in the tifty-second year of Ileiu-y III. Parliament assembled there. 
The town was chartered by I^lizabeth. In 120(5 the Qiieen made a \isit 
to Marlborough and the King makes this entr\- in his cash account : 
'' Cre<lit the constable of Marlborough castle £"10 which he laid out in 
the exj^ense ot the (^ueen. " In the (juarrels with his IJarous about the 
(Jreat Charter, the stronghold at Marlborough was one of the Kings 
retreats. In the forests of Marlborough at this early age were hares, 
badgers, foxes and wild cats, Marlborough, Massachusetts, was 
incorporated May .".I, KW',!), (old style), not by an elaborate charter 
setting forth its boundaries, duties and liabilities, but by the laconic 
order: ''The name of said plantation ' whipsufferage ' shall be called 
Marlborow ." It was in this same vear KWJO when our Marlborou'di was 



incorijoratc-d tluil tin.- olil town in lCiiL;laiul \\a> bciiii;- rcluiilt. In \i')'>:\ 
the latter town was laid in ashes by tire cau;j,lit in a tannery from o\er- 
<lrie(l hark. Two hundred and fifty houses were burnt, and at the same 
time experienced the atHiction of the (Jri'at Ci\il War tliat begun near 
1(>40 and continued to H")'.MI, There is no doubt that we inherited the 
name <jf the I'"n<4lish Marbor()u<;h. At that time it was a popular name. 
A great (Jeiieral born Ml.'iO was called subsetiuentlv the Duke of 
Marlborough; others called the I'^arl of Marlborough and Lady of 
Marlborough. The b.nglish called the fort they erected on the Island of 
vSumatra, Fort Marlborough. The I'^nglisli historians speak of " The 
transj)lantation of the name of Marlborough to a score of new sites in the 
Colonies. ■' Man\ of our Puritanical ideas and customs were brought 
o\<.-r from Marlborough as for instance, in Elizabeth's reign from the 
tow II laws is tpioted : '" Hvcrv Saturday >ii^iit after a fa/'r^ every 
nia)i sJiall siceep lie fore //is (Kci/ door. " The picture below illustrates 
the custom, and .Saturdav night — " y^his iiioJ/t ///s xceek/v moil is at an 
end — eollects //is spades, //is ///attoeks and //is //oes'^ — was but the 
lietrinnino- of Sabbath da\ . 




IF EACH i;i'.l()RI-; II In OWN DOOR S\\ !■: 
WOILI) r.l-; CLEAN." 



Ii: \IEEA(7E 



3 

Tn lC>."i7 Croniwfll j^aNc old Marlhorou^li. I'^n^Iand, a new cliarter. 
.Vnioivj,- ihc -Vklcrincn elected was William IJariies. a Marlltoroii^h, L'. 
y. name. "This year William Penn preached in NhirlltorDUi^h and was 
m()lil)ed. ■' And so mi^ht countless stories and facts he cited to prove 
the tie that hound Marlhoroui;h to Marlhorou^l) each side of the (ireat 
Ocean. 




AS LV.MAX AND IIIS SISTER jKRL'Sin' IIOWK. TIIP: BELLE 

OF SUDBL'R^'. CAME RIDING TO .\L\RL1;oROL(tI I 

FROM THE ••RED HORSE TA\ERX ". 

■■ As ancient is tiiis hostelr\- 
As an\ in the lanel nia\- lie." 



■i^lirule when 
ler offsprinti'. 



The ahove interesting- picture illustrates an old time 
the intercourse hetween our mother town, Sudhurx . an 
Marlhorouu'h, was e\en more frecpient than toda\-. As Howe's ''Bla:k 
Horse" 'J'avern was frequented in Nhirlhorouj^-h in earl\- days, so was 
favorite the Red Horse Tavern of K/.ekiel Howe, son ui David How, 



the huiUlcr of said ta\CM-n. I*>zckicl took this hostch^N in Sudhiirv as 
early as 17 K! when the solcHcrs and teams to and from the French war 
on the Lakes made this their haltin<^- ))hice. 

When Colonel l{l/.ekiel died in ITlMl. his son. .\dam. kepi the house 
for ahout forty years when it passed into the hands of his .son, Lvman, 
who was the last Howe innkeeper. Hie Indians were always friendly to 
t'le Howes and thi■^ is prohal)lv the reason that the Inn sur\i\ed the 
Indian wars; for althouj^h the Howes were suspected of liein<4" staunch 
'l\)ries, w hale\ er their con\ictions, their policy was e\er to ccjnciliate all 
p irties. and thus luqipiK was preser\ed this fine old place replete with 
interesting- reminiscences to the Ion er and seeker of ancient landmarks. 

When the Puritans first landed in New I'^ni;land, the\- separated and 
established theiusehes in different settlements. The desire for possession 
ol land liecomin^ a ])assion. and on account of the decree of General 
Comt that no one should remoxe to am other t(jw n without permission 
of ma'Li'istrate or selectman of same tow n until peace was settled, se\eral 
leading- inhabitants of Sudhurx — our mother town — petitioned General 
Court 1()')() to make a town '• eii^ht miles distant" ^yhich petition beiny- 
granted, formetl the Marlborough Plantation. Prior to this, throuuh the 
efforts of Mr. I'^liot. land had been granted to the Indian-, who had 
named their Plantation '• Ockoocan^ansett. " This incUuled the hill 
back of the old Meeting House Common — the jDresent Hi<;h .School 
ii'rounds. Their Plantation Field consistiiiL:.- of 1"»0 acres more or less 
culti\ated. was near the old site of the I^oston tK: Maine Railroad. The 
I'^ULi'li'-h Plantation was situated to the south and west of the Indian 
Plantation, and by subsecpient urant^ nearh surrounded it. This 
Plantation before it was incorporated wa^ known b\ the name of 
^\'hipsufferad_L;■e or \\'hipsujipenicke. In the laying;- out of Marlborough 
some ha\e wondered why the higher points or locality was not chosen, 
but history tells us that meadow lands ^yere at that lime for the most 
]xirl generally sought on account of the supph' of grass for their cattle, 
and lo this day are preseryed the names of Flag Meadow . Fort Meadow , 
Stony IJrook Meadow. Crane Meadcny, Cedar Meadow, Stirrip Meadow 
and C'old Harbor Meado\y. 

W hen the good folks came o\ er from .Sudbui\ town to start a new 
home in Whipsufferadge or Marlboro, the first thingthey didafter laying 
out their homesteads and holding meetings to form some necessary la\ys 
was to build a |)Iace for general worship. Cotton Mather, at that time the 
acknowledged spiritual ad\ iser, objected to calling this house a '•church" 
:uid declared it must be a "Meeting House." and this was the name 



5 

these buiklings were given for many \e:irs. It was the hiw that the 
homeste;Hls shouUl chister around in the meadow hind not more than half 
a mile within each others reach, an^l that as an outlook, prohahlv in case 
of danger from the enemy, that tlie meeting house shouhl he on an 
ele\ation. Our High School Conuiion in earliest da\ s w as uKjre ele\ated 
than at present anil this location was chosen on which to huild tlie place 
of meetin<>- for the " Lord's Day. " 




INDIAN.^ lU i;\i\(, IIRST CIllRCll. 



It was in KiCid that a tax was imposed to pay Re\ . William IJrims- 
mead, then lahoring with the earl\ settlers of Marlborough as their 
minister, and to erect a house for him. which the\- did; and completing, 
\'oled in 1C)C>2 to donate it to him and his hfirs and assigns fore\er. This 
we imagine was in lieu of a regular salary, for during the Colonial period 
money was scarce. We read of Re\ . Francis Iligginson. an early 
clergyman, recei\ing a salary of ;'.() pounds a \ear. house and land, 
firewood and diet. His contract mentioned speciticalh that he 
should ha\e the milk and one-half the cahes of tw.) cows. At the 
end of three years ser\ ice he was to receixc a grant of KM) acres of land 
and at the end of se\en years a grant of 100 acres more. In IC;;!;, ReA'. 
vStephen J>achiler refused an offer of the town of Ipsw ich of a grant of 
oO acres of meatlow land and CO acres of upland. Later he accepted an 



ofici" of ."KM) acres ot land from the town of llainpton. New Hampshire', 
and became pastor of the cluircli tliere. Dr. John Pratt, who came to 
Salem in l(i2'.l. was to receive a sahirv of t"2<f a \ear and a house and 
KM) acres of land. Mr. IJrinismead's house was located near the late 
Mrs. \\'riL:;ht"s residence, southwest of the lli^h School. IIa\ ing pro- 
\ ided a house for their minister. the\- then erected on the hill where 
stands the Ilij^h School huildint;- their house for jnihlic w orship. It 
was a small, one-storied huildiiiL;' w ith oil paper in the windcjws for light, 
and thatched with straw or kind of tall grass taken from the meadow, 
since called from that circumstance Thatch meadow. People were 
called to meeting at that time 1>\' the heating of the drum. I'hen flocked 
the people two In two to the little old church. 

'■ ICach man c'i|inppcil on Suni.ia\ morn' 
\\'ith psalm book, shot ami jiowilcr horn. 

The time of preaching the sermon wasahout an hour in length, one 
in the morning and another in the afternoon alter short intermissi(jn, 
and was measured hv an hour glass placed upon the pulpit. Carriages 
were imknown and those who rode went horse hack with pillion for wite 
or daughter who dismounted easih In aid of the horse block near the 
meeting house. Xo man e\er went unarmed in those da\s. for the 
dreaded toe un'ght e\er come upon him. 

One cold ^hirch morning in l(i7<i while preaching his vSundav 
sermon in this little thatched-roof meeting house, blither Prims- 
mead was interrupted by the awful cr\ : '• The Indians! 'I'he Indians 
are upon us 1 " Confusion and fright ensued. All made for the neigh- 
lioring garrison (the old Ward house) where miraculousl\- the\' escaped 
with a single exception. Prave Ab)ses Newton, stopping to rescue an 
aged and intirm woman who was unable to move rapidU", brought her at 
last safeh' to the garrison, though with a ball in his arm, from the effects 
()i which he nexer tulh" recoxered. Secure in the garrison all were able 
to defend themseKes, but their ])ropert\-, the i)ars()nage, the meeting 
house, dwellings, cattle and fruit orchards were totalK destro\ed b\' the 
terrible foe. It is told that one of the tricks of the Indians, who so 
constanth' kejjt the people in alarm was to hide Sundaxs in the swamp 
east of Fairniount, and from there, tlie their guns in the direction of the 
church, which being erected upon their own planting held was no doubt 
an offense to them. This was the time when discouraged b\' their losses 
the inhabitants lett Marlborough for a safer neighborhood, until some 
time in the eai"l\' part of the following \ear the settlers returned and on 
the same location erected a new meeting house, which like the former, 



was thatchcHl w itli .straw . This IniiUliiit;- was left in an iinHiiisheil state 
and lasted luit a little while. In KIS'.I a larger and more conimodious 
house was erected near the site of the former building- and lasted more 
than one hundred and twenty years. As years went on. the ad\ isability 
of the separation of the church increased, resulting in the building of the 
two churches, one in the east and one in the west part of the town, each 
of which was opened for public worship on the same day, April 27, 
1806. The following curious and historically \aluable parchment letter 
written in 1702 to the people of Marlborough by the Rey. Cotton Mather 
is in the writer's possession. This was just after the death of Rey. Mr. 
Brimsmead (who IkuI kept the people in peace) and tluring the contro- 
\ersy o\ er the settlement of Re\ . John Emerson, a nati\e of Ipswich. 

Letter iuom Ri;\ . L'ottox Maihei; to the People ok 
MAi;Lr!()Roi(;ii. 

Boston, 2.S day in May 1702. 
Dear Brethren, 

It is, and it should be a principle of order in the churches of the 
Lord, that where a church labours under want of light or peace, the help 
of a L\)uncil should be called in, as an ordinance of our Lord Jesus 
Christ. This hath been the Belief and tliis the practices of the chmxhes 
in the wilderness, and the Lord hath owned them in it. 

For the Diyision of Marlborough^ we haye great thoughts of Heart. 
We know not the particulars of your case, but this we know that you 
^vant both light and peace. There is extreme hazard lest your di\ isions 
produce the most lasting and fatal consequences, if they be not speedily 
cured. We perceiye that a majority of your hol\- Flock hath been 
strongly disposed into ye settling of one, in the E\ angelical Ministry 
among you, ^yho is \ ery much discouraged b\ the differences that yet 
remain in the place, which \\ e cannot woinler at. We perceiye, that the 
dissenters are a party so considerable that it w ill be an uncomfortable 
way of proceeding for ye majority to strain upon them ^yith the adyan- 
ta<:es which oiu" Law ina\ gi\e unto them to do so. What can you now 
do ? 

Truly Brethren, the ministers met at Boston from several parts of the 
country, this day concurred 

That the church of Ma rlhoroiigh should be acK ised, to .Vgrec in 
calling a council of cluu-ches. to AtK ise them what steps the\' 
shall take, to obtain a good settlement of the ministr\- among 
them, and Resohe that laying aside all Differences relating to 
any tonner motions among them, (about jNIr. Morse or Mr. 
Emerson) they \yill with all Christian unanimity follow what 
shall thereupon be declared unto them, to be their dut\ in this 
weighty matter. 



8 

And tliL\ directed me, the unworthiest of their number, to sit^iiifv so 
mucli unto \()u. in their Xame : which accorchnii^Iv I now do. Humbly 
prayiui^ that the ^'ood spirit of the Lord may incHne you to unite in the 

of voiu" peace, and that the (tocI of Lo\e and peace may lie with 

you. Thus I subscribe. 

I lonoied iirethren 

^'(lurs in our conunon Lord 

CoTTOX M.\riiKi;. 

'I'o this was sub-cril)ed the follow iuLi': 

^Vccordin^K' as the ad\ ice on the other side is (ii\en and Directed 
to the Church and Iirethren in Marlborouj^h by the reverend Lklers in 
Boston, Mav 2S. 1702, so we who ha\e subscribed and have so thankfulh- 

accepted of the same, and as (jod shall to follow the same as 

we aprehend it our Dutv to Do for time to come, as hoping; that it may 
be a command of (Jod's (ruidin;^ of us ai^ed ones in his wa\' and in his 
time. 

John ALv\x.\i;i). Sk.. 

John Woods, .Sh., 

Ja.mks Woods, 

IsAAf AmsDEX, 

Jonx Bki.lows, 
AJosKs Xkwtox, 
JOXATIIAX J(jirxsox, 
Jamks vSnOW", 
joiix Wakijex. 

Xot far from our vSoldiers' Monument stood, well remembered for 
nian\' \ears, an old house \vhich it is beliexetl was one of the \er\- 
oldest in our town. ( )ii this ^ite William Ward, vSr.. and his son 
A\'il!iam [he was grandfather of Artemus Ward, tlie latter of whom at 
the o]:)eninii; of the ]^e\"ohition in 177') was appointed (jeuei"al and 
Conunander-in-Chief of all the forces raised l)\- the L'olon\ and had 
conimand of the troops at Cambridge till superseded bv Washino-ton ] 
erected a house which tradition tells us was used as a fort or 'garrison 
durin;^ tlie davs of the Indian warfare. It was to this place the ])eopk' 
fled when the Hrst church was burnt to the !:^round bv the Indians. Mr. 
Ward was the first Deacon of the first relij^ious societv (U'i^ani/ed here. 
In l<i7.") the population of Marlboroug^h was onlv about 2'2'>. Think 
what a meeting; was that of the people at this time to ado]:)t measvux's of 
defence. rwenty-fi\e were present under the lead of Re\ . Mr. Hriius- 
mead and the company included among others. Deacon Ward. .Solomon 
and Nathaniel Jolmson. Abraham, Josiah and John Howe, .Sen., the two 
John W^oods, .Sr. and Jr., Richard and Moses Xewton. Thomas and 
Samuel Rice. Tliomas and Richard Barnes. John Ma\ nard, John Fay — 



names as familiar today in MarllxH-out^ii as thc\- were then. A portion 
ot the old Ward house was destroyed b\ tire in earl\ \ear^ and the loss 
was the immediate cause of Xahuin W'ard'^ remo\ in^- to the newlv 
granted land of vShre\vs])ury . 'I'he place pas^ed into the hands of Joseph 
Ward who occupied it until it was a^ain hurnt. At time ol the fire the 
house of Re\'. Breck stood within ;')() rods and came near i'^nitini^' as some 
ol' the cinders lodged upon his roof. That same \eai- the house was 
reliuilt. ami as time went on was known as the " I)onne\ "' ILu'deii 
house. Bonney was an old bachelor. His hrother Zel\- li\e<l with him 
and ]k'tsey Wdiitcondi kept house for him main \ears. I'ntil Mr, 
I'ackard left town the three always attended church, sitting in the lono- 
front gallery seat. Bonney would get him.elF up for church re'^ardless of 
expense, wearint;- lar^e rufHed shirt, and hi^h-topped hoots with tassels 
hanginii- i'^ fi'<)nt. lie had a large farm and much woodland in the east 
part of the town as wtdl as in Xo Town — now known as Leominster, 
lie ne\er cared to waste any moue\ on town or parish taxes when it 
Could he a\oided. and he used to mo\e before the first of Nhi\ with all 
his cattle up to his large tract of land in Xo Town where he could e\ ade 
all taxes sa\e those u])on his Nhirlhoroiigh ri'a! estate. When he died, it 
is said, that thousands of dollars in gold and siU^r were found hidden in 
\arious nooks and crannii's about the house. 




TiiK WARD OR l}()^\I-:^• iiavdkn ii()M]:,steai). 

ox THE NOW 11A^■1)EX STREET. 



lO 




THE ASA PACKARD OR DKNNIS WITHERBEE HOMESTEAD. 



Tliis licautit'ul old homestead, and in its dav the finest residence in 
Marlliorouo^h, was one of the most interestinij^ specimens of ancient 
architecture found in New Eivj^hmd. W^ithin were larLje, sunny rooms, 
with carved wainscoatinjj; and friezes; ample windows protected from 
wind or foe by solid inside blinds so delii^htfullv arrani^ed that thev 
could slide at jjleasure in or out of the walls; great hospitable halls; 
wide old stairways and wonderfully preser\ed and interesting old tiled 
fireplaces. This was the homestead built by Re\ . Asa Packard, successor 
to Rey. Aaron Smith. Mr. Packard was ortlained March 2'A, ITS"), and 
this day, as every ordination day, was an important event in Marlborough 
as in all New England towns. The people gathered from near and from 
far, and among them could ahyays be counted the ministers from the 
various towns about, who considered this an opportunity to exchange 
greetings and experiences. There was always the ordinati(Mi feast, and 
every good housewife took delight in displaying her rare accomplish- 
ments in the culinary line. A liberal amount of cider and punch was 
given out, and free of charge, generous bowls of flip and toddy warmed 
many a body in honor of the ceremony, and at the ex])ense only of the 
hospitable society. On this special March day there had been a most 
heavy snow storm, so deep that the tops of all fences were covered with 



II 



a frozen crust so hard tliat the })co]:)le rode to the ordination across lots 
o\er the tops of stone walls and fence-. Loni;' years after, a household 
standard of comparison would he •• The deepest snow we ha\e hail since 
Mr. Packard's snow storm. " A-a Packard had come from Bridgcwater. 
In the Re\olutionar\ War. he, at the aj^e of H"). had enlisted as fifer. In 
an engag^ement near Ilaerlem Heights 177<'). a companion who had made 
<>reat boast of his hra\er\'. seized the vouul;' musician's Hfe, and handin*;- 
him his musket in exchange. Hed to a place of safety. .Surprised, hut 
undaunted, \<)uni;- Packard thus armed, enj^'a^vd in the conflict, hut soon 
received a wound which ncarl\ pro\ed fatal. The hall entered his h.ick 
just above his hip, and thou>i;h an attempt was made to extract it, so 
severe was the operation tint \.\\c sur^e.)n feared he woidil die in his 
hands and so was induced to desist. After a se\"ere illness he left the 
arm\ and returning;' home connnenced his studies for college. l)Ut the 
ball remained in his back for life. 

It was at one of the (|uiltin^■ parties of Marlborough where the heart 
of man\- a fair maid beat a little faster and her cheeks orew a bit rosier 
at the entrance of the \ouni;- unmarried minister that the wit of the youn*;- 
theologian was tested in a merr\- circle of \ounL;- men and women. 
•' And so. Mr. Packard, you resigned your accom])lishmenl in the musi- 
cal line at Ilaerlem Heights ? .V most backward idea, " smilingly said a 
young matron. •• Ah, " retorted the \oung bachelor, •• though it may 
appear in bad taste anil most cowardly. I bear in my body a weighty 
testimonial of m\ bra\er\-. " To which an old soldier teasingh- added, 
'•• I think from the position of the wound our hero must ha\e been 
playing a retreat. " •• Pla\ing a retreat, '' said Mr. Packard, '■' I Iiad a 
musket in my hand and w as found skilful as a grenadier. " " I think, 
rejoined the other, •• our friend must ha\e been skilled in the motion to 
the right about face, " and Mr, Packard joined merrily in the laugh. 
He was of sprightly talent and noted more, they say, for his readiness 
than for his profundity. He had great con\ ersational powers and was 
remarkable for eccentricity. His sermons were practical rather than 
doctrinal, ami niore distinguished for happy descriptions of life and 
manner than for connected xiews of gospel truths, and the people were 
happy under his ministry for many, many years. About five years after 
he was ordained, he married Miss Nancy Qiiincy, sister of the patriotic 
Josiah Qiiincy, [r. Tradition tells us that Asa acKertisetl for a wife 
which was answered by Xancy who pro\ ed a good investment, inasmuch 
as she was an able helpmate and led him a happy life until she died at 
<sO years of age. 



12 




REV. ASA PACKARD. 



Wlien Mr. Packard was settled in Marlliorout^h it was on a magniH- 
ccnt salary of one hundred pounds and '* twenty cords of good marketable 
oak wood, cut and brought to the door annually so long as he remains 
our minister. " This was a smaller amount of wood than allowed in 
many places where the salary in money was less. But good fires must 
the parson always haye, and as firewood \yas but little more than the 
cutting and hauling, it was seldom that the minister's wootlshed was 
empty. Madame Packard knew \yell the toll to be paid each time a 
\yood sledding arri\ed at the doors of the Parsonage, antl many a delicious 
flip was furnished at these times by the fair hands of the good mistress of 
the manor. And this was not the onl\ hospitable custom of the good 
minister's mate, for frequently a taste of her dinners did she send into 
her neighbors, and to the credit of Marlborough. man\ a donation would 
she receiye for herself and the ]:)arson in return. Often there would be 
a (juilting f<jr the minister's faiuiK when the ladies of the town would 
turn the already made squares of patchwork into warm co\erlets, and (jf 
many a spinning-bee could these walls tell w hen all would meet in the 
high rooms to spin and reel and card for their hostess. 



13 

In th()>r (lays most of the clergy wore white wigs. Rex. Mr. 
AV'hitney of Xorlhborough always wore a very large one. Dr. Sumner 
of Shrewsbury, a large, tall man, wore a white wig, three-cornered hat^ 
knee-breeches, long stockings and shoe buckles of the accustomed style- 
lie was settled for life as w as the custom in those tlavs, but Mr. Packard 
wore no wig. though he retained his knee breeches, buckles, etc. Dr. 
Edwartl F. Barnes said few could remember Asa Packard, but woukl 
recall him in calico gown, the skirts thrown over one arm, long stockings, 
light knee breeches and shoe buckles, slowl\- walking the streets. 
lie took prominent part in jilanting the trees on Pleasant street. 
vSaiil an aged man, years ago, •• I assisted him mvself on a warm .Vpril 
day to take u]) some trees below Mr. Huntington's farm on the vSi^uth- 
l)orough road. We bore them upon our shoulders to the east of the 
cluu-ch (E. L. Pigelow's present grounds) where we planted them, Mr. 
Packard's face wet with perspiration, though he was joxial to the last. " 
He was a faxorite with the young people of whom he always took 
special notice, and was remembered as a warm hearted, social gentleman. 
.Six children were born to Asa and Nancy Packard, among whom was 
Frederick Adolphus, who was elected President of Girard College, and 
Ruth who became wife of Rev. George Trask, the notetl anti-tobacconist. 
For twenty years Mr. Packard remained pastor of the first and only 
parish church in Marlborough, and after the West Parish was inccjrporated 
he was installed there, and retained his pastoral relations ele\en years 
longer when he removed to Lancaster where he resided until his death in 
his .S.jth year. His wife died the following year. When Mr. Packard 
removed from town, Mr. Caleb Witherbee bought the place from him, 
and when .Sophia Rice, daughter of Eli and Lucy Brigham Rice, 
married Caleb's son, Dennis Witherbee, the young couple came here and 
for nearly Hfty years this dear little old-school lady, refined, bright and 
intelligent, now 1)2 years of age, lived in this old colonial homestead 
until it was purchased and torn down to make room for the new Citv 
Library. 

Speaking of the great number of Brighams in Marlborough, Mrs. 
Dennis Witherbee once exclaimed : ''Mv mother was a Brigham, two 
of my brothers married Brighams, father's onlv sister married a Brigham, 
my oldest brother married a Brigham, mv niece married a Brigham, my 
husband's mother was a Brigham, two of her sister^ murried Brigham<. 
three of her sons married Brighams; but my name was Rice, " She now 
resides with her daughter, Mrs. (Jeorge M. Charlton (three children: 
Hoitt X., Mary E., Ralph W., who married Florence Gouchel. ) 



H 






.\t Mt \f;iis of ;i;4V and full of \i\acit\ she daiicc-d a minuft in the- 
old Bi<4cl()\\ hoiiK' In the tinkliiiL;' accompaiiiiiiL'nt nf tiir aiKiciit s])iiiiu't. 
and the late .^()])hr()iiia Kussell. dauijhter of ()tis, joini'd Ikt aunt in tiie 
old tin)e stc]i> of loni;. lon^- a^o. 




MARLIJORorClI I'LIJLIC l.ir.RAR\'. 



ICarU historx telU us that a vSocial Lihrarx' was instituted in M;irl- 
l)oidU'4h as earh as 17'.i"i. and was maintained until its ineor]:>oration 
with the I'ree Lil)rar\ of the I'^iist Parish in \X'2s. 'I'he Social Library 
.\ss(ieiation consisted of •><) niemhers who paid S2..")0 a share and made 
an annual contribution of '2'> cents each. The Marll)orou;_;'!i Mechanics 
Institute was organized in December IS.');;. March 17, l.s.")'S. it was re- 
orj^ani/.ed. and an annual course of lectin"es was ])ro\ided tor. The 
establishment of a Librars for the use of members was the object of the 
institute: and from the proceeds of a fair held in March !«.")'.•, and 
throu;4ii the liberalt\ of individuals, the directors were able to purchase 



15 

aliout i.Ml Nolumcs at an expense of S4<»(l.(M). Se\eral \oliimcs and 
\aluahle maps were ^ixen, and a room for the use of memlters was 
o]iened in Tnion IJlock, Xo\emlier II, I.S.V.I. At the annual tow n meet- 
in-- in isTd. it was xoted to estaldish a Free Pul>lic Lihrarv. the 
Mechanics Institute ai^reein^- to L;i\e its collection as a foundation. The 
town appropriated S 1 ..")()(». (Ml and pri\ ate contributions were also L!,i\ en for 
its establishment. It was first opened for the deliverv of books January 
l.s. 1.S71. with Miss Lizzie \Vriuht as librarian and Miss Maria Wither- 
bee. assistant. Miss Wright died October !(». l.s,S2. and Miss Sarah E. 
Cottino. a faithful, efficient officer, was appointed librarian, and still holds 
the position. ha\ iu'j; two able assistants. The Library was at first open 
on two afternoons and two e\enin!^s each week : the whole numlier of 
\olumes then lu'in-- 2.17(1, of which LI (HI were oiven by the Mechanics 
Institute, 2(>(; by priyate indiyiduals and SCI were purchased by the 
Trustees. It Hrst occupied one room in the Town Hall Iniildinj^s with 
addition to this, a readinij^ and periodical room, opened June 22, LSSL 
In June l.S,S4 a former waitinL;; room was fitted up for the tise of students 
and Trustees, and in 1^<197 another small readino- room was added. The 
Library is almost entirely dependent for current expenses upon the annual 
appropriation by the city and the dox tax. There are four funds : The 
'' Senior Tuesday Club fund" of $50.00; the ''Cyrus Felton fund" of 
$200.00, income of which is to be used in the purchase of genealogical 
records, etc.; the " ALirch 12th fund" of $500.00, given to the Library 
March 12, 18'.»1, by Hannah E. Bigelow in memory of her father, and 
the late "Hannah E. Bigelow bequest" of $5,000.00. The first Secre- 
tary of the Trustees was Nahum Witherbee, for many years Trial Justice 
before our Police Court was established, and from his first report in 1.S71 
we quote the following: "The Board of Trustees met and organized 
nnmediately after their election, and proceeded with the arrangement of 
the opening of the Library. The Trustees of the Mechanics Institute 
immediately transferred to us their books which were generously donated 
by the institute, affording us a good beginning for a Library. The work 
of cataloguing the works occupied so much time that we were not able to 
open the Library for the delivery of books until January l-S, 1.S71, at 
which time it was formally (jpened to the public. The Trustees had 
anticipated that by the establishment of a Pul)lic Library, there would be 
a deniand for the books, and they ha\e to report that the demand has 
exceeded their expectations. So crowded was the Library room on the 
days on \vhich it was opened, it was deemed best U) open it on two days 
and. evenings of each week, and the librarian has found it necessary to 



i6 



luiNf an assistant at I'acli tinu- it is (>])t'ii. Vhv wliolc iiuinl>cT <>l nainc; 
n'^istcrcd to I'\'l>niar\ l'''^. 1^71. is HI."): iiinnl)ci" ol liooks issued. 2(127. 
The Trustees lia\e ])urchase(l •s|(i xolumes; donated 1)\ the institute 1,100 
\oIiunes, and 1)\ in(H\i(hials 2im; xolunies; whole nunilHi" now l)elon^in<;' 
to the Lil)i"ar\. 2.17n \ohunes. WC are under s])(_-cial ohli<_;ations to 
ICdward L. Hi^elow. l>s(|.. President ot our IJoard. who made the first 
donation ot one hundred dollars tor tlu- establishment ol a Puhlie Lihrarx 
and has been constant in his ellort.s to promote its success, and ^'enerousK 
donated HWl xolumes ot \aluable standard works. In the selection of 
books, the Trustees ha\e had the ach ice and counsel ot persons ot 
e\]:ierience in conducting' ]:)ublic libraries, and while endea\ orint;- to meet 
the \arie(l tastes of readers. the\ ha\e aimed to axoid that which was ot 
tloubtful \alue. and to ]ilace in the Librar\- woi'ksof a standard character. 
^\ e ha\e placed in the hands o| the libiMi'ian a l^ook in w hich persons 
are inxited to re^'istcr such books not in the Librarx . as the\' would like 
to ha\e added, and the Trustees will endea\or, so far as thev can consist- 
entl\ with the means placed in then" hands, to o])tain such books. 
(Signed) Nahim W'lrii i:i: i;i;i:. 

Seci'etar\ . 



Til^rarians: l.i//ie S. Wri-ht. iS70. Died October IM. I,ss2. 
Sarah K. Cottin;^-. ls,s2. 

Assistants: Maria W'itherbee. \x~^K 
Alice Aldrich. I.s7(». 
Jeannette L. Morse. i.s.s2. 
L'ai-rie Whitney, bss;',. 
.\nna 1 )i-i;_:,ham. 1 s^ 1 . 
e'harlotte D. M "e. bss;,. 

ReadiuL!,- Room: Can-oil A. ly^an. 
j. j. Mitchell. 
John 1'. Mc(iee. 

Trustees ( 1 si I>o;n-d): I'Mwai'd L. r>i-'elo\\ . 
John OAoiinell. 
Kev. S. '!". Aldrich. 
F. A. Howe. 
Thomes Cores . 
IJeinard Ih'ew in. 
Xaluim W itherbee. 
vSauuR-1 1 low e. 
Cornelius 1-'1\ nn. 



tenn expired 1 S7."> 

1.S7;'. 

" " 1x7.". 

'• •• 1S72 



1S71 
I.S71 
1.S71 



It was in r.MM thai linn. Walter 15. Mdisl' chose a connnittee to 
\\"()rk with him in sohcitin^- a possihlc '^\h tVoni Aiuh'L'w Carnegie for a 
new ]:)ul)hc hl»rar\- Iniiltlin^'. The result was the i)resentati()n of ^;!0,000 
from this fine old ])hilanthr()])ist. which sum was raised to S')0,000 from 
the cit\ and ])ri\ate donations 




A\I)Ri;\\ L'ARXKdli;. 

The architects for this IniildiuL;' were SteaiMis and l*ealiod\ o|' Boston 
and I. 1-]. Warren of our own cit\- as luiilder. 



Fii;i-: 1 Vin\: ! f^iKi-: ! 

rile worst lire e\er known in Marlhoi-ou^h occui-red on the ni^'ht of 
December 2.'). l".MI-i. when the lar-i- hiick Town Hall was levelletl, 
containing- the Public Lihrarx of ;;i).()(M) xolumes. man\- of which were 
rare. This disastrous Hre of Christmas nii^-ht. when \alual)le records 
became a mass of black and smok\ laibbi^h. maddened. Init stimulated the 



i8 

commuiiitv. (xifts were presented from xarious private libraries, ami 
clubs, societies ami citizens at lari^e came to the rescue \\ ith donations of 
books and nionev. the result of which was hitherto one unheard. /// .s/,v 
Tcvv/w' //;;/(' after this lar^e and ])ros]x-rous library was completely wiped 
out, with no special resources except the donations of the public and hard 
work of the Librar\ committee and librarians. ]:)re]:)arations were com- 
i:)leted to ser\ e the ])ublic with books. When rooms were secured and 
o])ened to the ])ublic there were ■i.KOO xolumes on the sheh es not includ- 
in"" the reference liooks. l'21e\en hundred ot these were contributed since 
the tire and the remainder were in circulation at the time and so were 
saxed. It was ( )ctober 20. llHIl when our new Public Librar\ buildin;j^ 
was dedicated. The cost of land and buildin<j^ was :>;"»(),()()(), to which 
Mr. Andrew Carne;^ie contributed S.'iO.OOO ; lion. S. II. Howe and John 
A. Frve '^ix in;4 the land: Mrs. Hannah Swift, Messrs. M. Burke and W. 
M. Warren each ,L;"i\ini^ SI, <•()(). ,V number of ij^ifts ha\e been received 
for the Library since the openinj^ on October 20, lllOl, includin<^ valuable 
letters and papers in connection with the history of Marlborough from 
the estate of Re\ . Horatio Alger, for many years pastor of the Unitarian 
church, given l)y his daughter, Mrs. Augusta A. Cheney, of Xatick, 
Mass. ; a map of Marlborough surveyed in 1827 from Mr. Winslow M. 
Warren ; photograph of old Witherbee house from \\'. \V. Fairbanks ; 
one hundred and twenty-five dollars for beautifying tlie grounds of the 
Library from iSlr. John P. Brown ; from Mr. Sylvester Bucklin, a medi- 
cal chest imported by his grandfather; a beautiful palm for the reference 
room from Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Frye ; old mission clock from Mr. Louis 
(iltiloni, and for a Christmas offering from the Newman Club, a fine 
large picture of the "Forum," Rome, and a copy of Guido Reni's 
" Aunjra ; " one thousand large mounted photographs, mostly European, 
from Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bigelow : colonial manuscripts from Miss A. 
S. Hartshorn; etching in \\^)od, '* Wayside Inn," Sudbury, Hon. S. N. 
Aldrich : bust of Re\ . P. A. McKenna, by Kitson, from the Father 
McKenna Literarv Club; two Roger groups from Mrs. S. II. Howe and 
Mrs. O. H. Stevens; several framed pictures from Mr. E. L. Bigelow; 
from Mrs. Charles F. W^itherbee, framed portraits of Grant and Lincoln ; 
from the late Charles F. Morse, loan of picture, '• Ilager and Ishmael, " 
liy DeCosta, l.")(;7; George N. Cate, IHOL $."),000 available at the 
decease of his wife, Delia E. Cate; the latter willed at her death several 
hundred valuable books ; seven xolumes of Alichelet's History of France 
and the French Rexolution, printed in the French language, donated by 
Madame Michelet, the wife of the well known historian, the result of a 



19 

i-cHiurst iiKuk- to Irt In' Councilnmn ( icor^c (i. (il;_;nac in brluilf of the 
Lil^rarv Committee of w Iiicli he is a nieml)er : from Miltoii Alhee, cniyon 
]5ortrait of O. W. Alhee: Mrs. Charles l'\ llolyoke. portrait of I'rederick 
I'^-oehel : Miss 11. W. Witherhee, ]:)hoto^raph of Le^ i Bi^^elow : set of 
New ICn^land 1 1 istorieal and ( ienealo<;ical Registers, liy John II. Dexter, 
of liostoii, a former resident and nati\e of the town: mone\ donated to 
the Lihrarv, sent to Walter P. Fr\e, treasurer, to Deceiiiher ;il. I '.)();'), 
Sd.'l.s, the lar<;er donors heint;- Charles W. Curtis, John P. Prown, 
Colonial Cluh, Tuesdax Cluh, Miudhorou^h (iran^e, Semi-Colon Cluh, 
II(dyoke cS: Russell and ]:)roceeds of concert h\ Marlhorou^h Ili^h 
school. 

Idle ]:)resent Poard of ( )fficers lltpl are: 

President, E. L. Bigxdow, (lUth coiisecutixe \ear of ser\ice. ) 

i^ihrarian. Miss vSarah F. Cottin^. 

Assistants. Miss Charlotte W. Moore and John P. McCiee. 

Trustees, Edward L. IJi^elow . \\'illi;nn I). Purdett. John E. 
vSa\aL;"e, Rev. (Jeor^e .S. Pine, Loin's P. Howe, Walter P. Erve, Etlward 
vS. Murplu', Lawrence h2. Kirlw, (Jeor^e (t. (Ji'^iKic. 



Present system of checkiiv^ w;is first issued 
>f Nolumes is 2.".. 000. 



l.S'.l?. 



resent numl)er 



(^uotinu," the records : •• The election ot I'^dward L. Pi^elow as 
cluiirman of the d'rustees ( IDO."')) makes the thirt\-third consecuti\e time 
that this honor h;is heen conferred upon him. Mr. Bij^vlow was the 
leading- spirit in estiddishin^^ the Lihrarv in PsTll. and was the first and 
onh chairman of the committee din'in^' its existence. In the Ncars which 
ha\e elapsed since the I^ihrar\ Hrst o]:)ened, it has recei\ed more ;issistance 
from Mr. Bi^elow than ;m\" other indi\idu;d. and in the one ;4reat crisis 
in the life of the institution, that period followin^^ the hurnini^- of the 
Cit\ Ilall, he was amon^^ the foremost in rallvinjj," to its support. To his 
enerj^v and perseverance is lar^eh due the success which attended the 
work of re-establishing- the Library antl makin*;- it possible to reopen it in 
so short a time. In the mind of V]. L, Pi^elow ori^^inated the new 
lil)rar\ ;md he was the lirst to make a donation for this object, keeping- 
this cherished plan working" In much thought :mil labor through a series 
of years when the interest was not so <>reat. " 



2 




THE HOMESTEAD OE STEPHEN PHELPS. WEST MAIN STREET, 



Here li\e(l the one who \\;is looked upon for quarter of a oentur\- as 
the fatlier of the society in which he worshipjied and a IteneHci- 
ary of MarlliorouL,di. When the RiHe C'onipanx of Marll)orou^h was 
or<ranize(l. Deacon I'helps was its first captain, and as a military 
man lie had no su):)erior. The Unitarian Society was lar<(ely indebted to 
him. and his second wife. Mrs. loli/.aheth Phelps, for unbounded 
generosity. In the sixty-two years of membership the Deacon had 
doubtless paid more money comparatively than anv one man in the town 
e\er paid to a parish treasiu'er. For many years he paid the largest town 
tax. He married for his first wife Martha Brigham of vSouthborou^^di : 
for his second wife. Mrs. Elizabeth Gates, widow of Abraham Gates, 
and for his third wife. Mrs. Harriet W'itherliee. widow of Jabez W'ither- 
bee. .Silas (Jates. who kept the old Williams Tax ern many years, and 
liis son Abraham, had each made a lu'cpiest of Si, (»(•(), a consideralile 
sum in early days, to an acadenn in Marlborough in honor of whom, 
when it was erected, it was named ( iates Acadenn . When under ])opular 
sentiment the h'vv High school took its ]:)Iace. Deacon and Mrs. 
Phelps, with united consent. liberalK li-aiisfcrred to the Tow ii the bequest 
with which the academy had been endowed, interest of which was 
appro])riated to Marlborough's High school. Mr. Phelps' liouse \yas 
I'rected alter the Packard iiouse was built, and it is an interesting fact that 
llu' tour men who occupied these iu'ighi>orin'>- mansions, that is, Samuel 



2 I 



Giblion. William Arnold. vStcphen R. Phelps and Dennis Witherher 
each \vere married three times, so that these four neii^^hhors had twelve 
wives, a coincident which cannot be matched in history of any four 
neitfhbors in Alarlborouuh. 



f^^ ^-^31^3 


'"^^i^-^^ 


^ " "' '3^11. 




M^^/'^^^^mS/^ ^ 




^^ki^^^RK^' 


r^^^SF^'"--^ 






1 


dIi^w 




jySjdp^^ 


.Mm^mMki 


1^ 


^■w^^p i^K^^ %,^^ 


^ 


IB^v-^ f ■ ^^ , 'riljr ' ■ • T -':■■•'■■ rj^ 


^V 


■ .-> -'^' ■'''. J^*'--^''-'v'*^^^'tlA r^'^ 'W ■ - 




; 



THE ARNOLD HOMESTEAD, WEST MAIN STREET. 



On "the great road" at that time next house to the (liblion house 
was the William Arnold homestead. William was tlie old-time, well 
respected blacksmith, and his shop stood near bv where Winthrop street, 
named for his son Winthrop who carried on the old homestead and trade, 
has since been opened. There were in those davs but three blacksmiths 
in the town — Mr. Peters at the east part near the now City Farm, and 
his brother who had a shop at Felton^ ille. close In' the grist mill. In 
early days the blacksmith had to manufacture all of his horse and ox 
shoes, bolts, nuts, etc. From the 20th of September to the 20th of 
March, the smith as w ell as his journe\men and a])prentices were expected 
to work evenings, and from daylight to nine o'clock in the evening inade 
a long day. The rest of the year they worked from sunrise until dark. 
]Mr. ^\rnold was a hard working man who became •' well off. " The 
Arnold blacksmith shoj) was ahvavs verv attractixe with its bright Hres, 



tlu' -~]);irk-- tlviiiL;' Iroiii llir cliimiu'\ and the souikK ot lni>\ lite witliiii. 
Ill the wiiiteT si'asoi) when thcTc \\ err main dxlmi to l)r shod. c'\ ri"\ 
taniKT wav ()l)liL;r(l to wail lii> turn and make a])])(>iiiliiK-iii tor da\s in 
ad\a!icf. Mr. Arnold I'don^cd to tlit.' \\ c-^t Clmrch where lie and his 
lamiU were constant attendants. ( )ne da\ while listenin>;- to a sermon 
he was stricken w itii a])o])lew from w liich he ne\er recoxered. William 
,\rnold married in IT'.M) I'olK Rict-. At her death he married I'ielieF 
Rice and at her death married Susanna (jates. llis children were W'il- 
lard. .Stephen. PolU. Caroline. W'inthrop. The latter married hrst 
Sophia iJarnes and second. lAaiina Howe, daiii^hter of Moses llowe, 
amoni;- whose children we find: IvUC\. [m. P^dmund S. llallett of .Sus- 
sex. X. 1>. : ch. ,. Annie L. m, Charles Ladd : .S. (iertrude m. Fred A. 
ICste]. I'Aa. [m. the late ICdward Carl Nelson of Karlsrona. .Sweden; 
ch.. I'vthel m. llowarcl l)ri<;"ham. son ot I*]u<4ene and Annie Cottini;' IJri^- 
ham]. Jackson, [m. Lucv Barnes; ch.. William. Arnold. Fannie and 
Loren], Loren Arnold, before coming' to Marlhorouu'h li\ed with his 
;4uardian, Peter Fa\', of .Southhorou^h. Loren married Mor^iana .Saw- 
\cv. Their children were Cora. [m. Charles W. Curtis, son of Deacon 
John ]•:. Curtis; ch.. Ro-er A., Arnold S.. John A., Charles \\'.. jr.] 
India, [m. Louis Howe, son of .S. Ilerhert and Harriet liri^ham llowe]. 
At death of his tirst wife. Loren married L'lara Hastings. 

Alemhers of the Christian .Science .Societx' lateh' jiurchased this tine 
site for their church w hich it is hoped will he erected in the near future. 
This .SocietN was organized .Sej^temlicr [.'». INII."). meeting- first in the 
parlors of Mrs. P. R. Clou-h. Later, the (L A. R. Hall was obtained 
where the\ still meet for services Sunda\- and W'ednesdax exenini^^s. The 
church was ori^ani/ed .Vpril -Sth, IS'.IS, ami the aboxe place purchased 
August 2;;. bS'.l'.l. 



23 



CHAPTER II. 




REV. AARON SMITH OR GIBBON 1 HOMESTEAD. WEST MAIN STREET. 



This old landmark of Marlborough, it is bt'lievcd, was erected by 
the town for Rev. Aaron Smith on his settlement here in 1740. For 
many years he resided here an honored and respected citizen. It was in 
his time in IT-i'Jthat a severe drought caused great distress in Marl- 
borough, and a day of fasting and prayer, June lo, when Mr. vSmith 
preached two sermons, copies of which are preserved. It was voted to 
pay him a salary of eighty pounds. At time of the Revolution he was 
suspected of Tory sentiments and one night two loaded guns were fired 
into his window after he had retired to rest. Not done, probably with 
intent to kill, but as a threat or warning bv desperate individuals, who, 
actuated by the spirit of the times, ga\e vent to their detestaticMi of anv 
one who could possiblv make harder the struggle of a feeble pro\ince 
almost without arms and ammunition of war against the then most pow- 
erful nation of the earth. The bullets fired lodged in a beam and were 
extracted and preser^•ed bv Mr. vSamuel (jibbon, Mr. Smith finally 
becoming less popular as a preacher, and on account of ill health and 



H 



iinp;iiiT(l xoicc. iTsi^iu'il tla- iiiiiiistr\ Irmt ;in<l in \~7f< rcinoNrd to \\';i\- 
hiiul w liiTf he (lird tlircr years latri' and was Inu-ird in the old \\'a\ land 
cc'iiK'U-|-\ . l)ctoi\- \\v was dismissed, he sold foi^ sixtv ])ounds his neu'ro 
sla\e. Dill ()\tor(l. w ho ix'inaiiied in the tainiK of Joseph Ilowe until iier 
death. 

In IT'^^l, Ml'. Samuel (iihhon came witii his w de I Vom I )edhani and 
hoiit;'ht this oKl house. impro\inL;- it in man\ wa\s. lie was a trader, a 
])roniinent eiti/en and man\ \eais a [ustice of the Peace. He also 
represented the Town in the Legislature. .Samuel (iilibon had mai-rii-d 
for a second wife l^lizaheth Perkins and at her death he married Ahhie 
Cogswell. Seth Alden. .Stejihen Phel]>s and Lamlieit Hii^clow were 
witnesses to his will, and amon^ articles of interest to the antiipiarian in 
the in\cntory of his estate were: a pew in the vSecond Parish Mectinc- 
House, SiSO.OO ; two piuv hrass candlesticks. SI. 7."); snuffers and trav, 
.")() cents : ^un. knapsack, etc., SI. .')(); spinning- wheel, (Wl cents : \\ai-m- 
iny- pan, 21) cents: ])air wrought andirons :51.,H); one lot of books, S.").()U. 
.Samuel (jibhon willed the old homestead to his son who cared for 
his father to in's de;ith. 'The ))roi:)ert\ exentualK passed into the hands 
ol \\'illi;nn (iibbon's dati<4"hter. Mar\ , who m;n-ried J'^rank Howe, son of 
.\brah;mi. and in P.tO.'l, the place w;is purcluised b\ Dr. Ralph 1'^. Stexeiis 
who with his familx resides in this, one of Nhn-lborouL;'h's historic;d old 
homesteads. Dr. R;dph E. vSte\ens is son of Charles K. (whose father 
\\as Isaac lo.,) and Albertina Ibinex Stexeiis. The tloctor married 
Planche P). Millai-d of North Adams. Their childi-en ai'e Ralph, Ciiaides 
and I Ienr\ . 

Samuel (iibl)on was a ])o]nilar m;m in town, ;ind his white he;id, 
bowed in latei- ye;n-s from the effects of pals\, \v;is well i-emembei-ed b\- 
the old people who attended tlu' West Church. M|-. (iibbon's ])ew thei'e 
was about the centre in the l>road aisle. C';ipt;iin William (jates was the 
le:ider ol the choii", ;md his ]iitch-]Mpe |)i-eparat ions for sin^'in^- were 
interestinfi; to he;u-. The three de:icons — Moses Ames. Penjamin Rice 
and William P)arnes-occu])ied ])rominent j^laces in the church. Tlu-\ were 
all old men then. C;ileb Pri^ham, ^rancUalher of Re\ . Lex i PriLiham. 
who w oi'e knee buckle's of Rexojut lou;n-\ date, alwa\s c;ime to church on 
horseback. Abi-aham and W;ii-rL'n 1 !l■i^■ham also came to cluu-ch mounted 
in the s;mu- way. John (Jotl P)ri^ham. who li\ed on the later fabe/ 
Huntint^-ton ])lace. ;dwa\s cai-j-it'd ;it "shoulder arms"' ;i lon^ whip, 
marching- in with militarx bearing-, whi]) erect as a soldiia- c;irr\in'4 his 
;_;un, the whole length of the church lo the f;irthest pvw in the ^alK'rx 
whei'e he would di'posii with ^I'eat di'libi'rat ion whip and hat, lea\ iu'^ the 
church at end ol sermon with the s;uni- sojdierb bearing'. 



Mr. (jil)l)()n liked to tell a ^torx. i)ai'ticularl\ that ot Iu'Iiil;- hcatcn 1)\' 
sliarji old Sock Moorcs who one dav cntcrrd Mr. (iibhon's little store 
which he "'set up "' near his house alter mo\ in^;- here from Dedhain, and 
liandiuL;- o\er one oi those lari;-e bottles !ia\ in^^ the bottom dri\en \ip 
through the center, called for a (|uart of nun. •• Why, vSock. this bottle 
won't hold a quart," cried Mr. (jibbon. •• Well, now Sam. 'twill. If 
it NS'on't. I'll pa\' for it. If it will \()U shall make no charge. " Ai;reed. 
The bottle was tilled, and a ^ill or more was left in the measure. ,Sock 
took the bottle. dro\ e the cork in. turned the bottle o\'er and ordered the 
balance to be ]:)oure(l into the bottom. •• Do xou know. " cried (jibbon. 
••there was room enouL;"h and to spare for e\'er\' bit left, and I sent Sock 
home ha]:)]-)\-. " and tiltiuL!,- back his chair. Mr. (iibbon would lau'^h and 
lauuh. 




OLD W" ILLIAMS 'r.WKRN. 



The site u])on which this old Ta\ern stands has been covered b\~a 
]:)ublic house for nearly 2.'iO \c'ars. and most of the time has lieen owned 
in the Williams family. 'J'he old hoirse aboxe i:»la\c'd a prominent part 
years a^o in the history of the Town. IJeutenant Abraham Williams 
was admitted freeman in Marlborough I'i.'iij. Ten \eai-s later, puttinii" 
U]:) a building- on the site a1)o\e. he annomiced his intention to feecTman 



26 

and l>c'ast. A> a t i"a\ filers' ivtrcal, it was wfU patronized until IfiTtI 
when the nieinorahle Indian raid was made, residtin^^ in the killiiii^- of 
men and women, the captiu'e of children and general hiirnin^ of the 
buildings, this primiti\e house included. With undaunted spunk Lieut. 
Williams, the \er\ next vear Innlt a more pretentious structure, placing' 
upon it this sit;ii : ••Williams Taxern" which sw un;^ out for l.')0 \ears. 
The successixe ])roprietors of the Tax ern were Colonel Abraham Wil- 
liams and his son, Cajnain (ieor<;e Williams, the latter occup\in<;- the 
premises up to isi."! when he died. In 1711 Marlborough's territory 
included Xorthborou^h. vSouthborouj^h, \\'estb()rou<^h and Hudson. 
This Tavern was situated on the •• Post Roatl " from Boston to Worcester 
and was one of the three places on the trip where horses were changed. 

It was 1772 when the sta^e coach commenced passing through this 
Tow II from Boston, Worcester, Springfield to New '^'ork and was a 
fortnight on the road between lioston and New ^'ork. This was before 
the Re\()lution. It was the second stage line established in this count\ , 
and was kept open with exception of a portion of the time during the 
Revolutionary War, up to the establishment of a line of railroad l^etween 
this place and Boston, and the road was known as the King's IIighw'a\-, 
a name not \ ery long retained. Thev tell us the old stage dri\ ers were a 
kind-hearted, honest lot of men. When the\ passed \aluable packages 
from one to another they woidd ne\ er think of asking for or taking a 
receipt. At times they woidd ha\e in their care mam thousand dollars 
in cash with other \aluables besides the L'nited v'^tates mails, and the 
])assengers would trust them implicitU . It was not all fine weather and 
they had to face mam a iiorthea-^ter, starting out some mornings with the 
mercury down to 20 aiul 'M) degrees below zero and dri\ e their tw eh e miles 
before breakfast. .Sometimes the foin- horses would become stalleil in a 
snowdrift with the wind blowing and snow dri\ing into one's face. Then 
woidd the patient drixer get down to sho\el a\\a\- the snow. dri\ ing often 
into the \ ery fields to escape the drifts while the passengers within the 
coach shi\ered with cold. 

\\ illiams Taxern was the scene of countless interesting incidents. 
In early days the big front room ser\ed as a court room, and mam a case 
has the old circuit court tried in that lf)W studded, scpiare room \\ hich has 
ser\ ed for a great \ariet\ of purposes. 

Duke de la Rochefoucaidd stop])e(l here, and the follow ing is a tribute 
to Capt. Williams family when he wrote: •• Although excessiveh ill, I 
^vas sensible of my dreadful situation, being laid there on a 
])ed of sickness, among people who had ne\er seen me before, 



and this idea threw nic into threat aL:;itati()n of mind which 
liordered on despair. Hut. t'ortunateh'. the famil\- at whose house I had 
stopped were the liest ]5eo])le in tlie worUl. Both men and women took 
as much care of me as if I had Iieen tlieir own child. I must repeat it 
once more, that 1 cannot hestow too much ])raise on the kindness of this 
excellent people. iJein^;' a stranger, utterh unaciiuainted with them, 
sick, and appearing- in the j^arli of mediocrit\-, horderin^- on indigence. 1 
possessed not the least claim on the hospitalit\- of this respectal>]e famil\-, 
but such as their own kindness and humanit\ could su^^est. Aiul \et 
during the ri\e day- 1 continued in their house. the\ neL;,lected their own 
luisiiu'ss to nurse me with the tenderest care and with unwearied solici- 
tude. They heightened still more the ;j;enerosit\ of their conduct by 
makiuL;- up their account in a manner so extremeh' reasonable that three 
times the amount would not ha\e been too much for the trouble I had 
cau>-ed them. "" 




1)1 K1-: DE LA R(_)C11EF()L"CAULD. 



28 



One of the most notable (la\ s in tlie historx of the house was October 
2."), IT.S'.I, when President Geor<;e Washington wliile on his \\a\ to l>oston 
tarried here for se\eral hours and took ch'nner with some of the local 
tunctionaries. The President was escorted b\ Ca]:)t. Rice's compan\ of 
horse, well mounted and in complete uniform, who awaited him on .Sand\- 
Hill, just after crossing- Stirrup Prook. near the William Partlett house. 
They took him to Capt. Williams' Ta\ern where he was met b\ two of 
(jovernor Hancock's aides who came from Poston to assist in escort dut\ . 
Wall writes that he was met by the United States Marshal of Massachu- 
setts District, Jonathan Jackson, with whom he dined. In e\ er\ j^lace 
throuti^h which Washini^ton passed in his tour through New l^n^land 
after his Hrst inauguration as President of the United .States, the inhabi- 
tants of all ranks, a^es and conditions, who tleli^hted to honor their 
rexered Uhief Ahi^istrate, testified their jo\ at the oi)]>)rtunit\ to behold 
the political sa\ ioi" of their countr\-, and Marlborou'^h at this time was 
full of enthusiasm. Idie writer of these sketches is now the possessor of 
the old i:)arlor table from Williams Ta\ern from which at that time •• 'I'he 
I-\ither of Our Country " dined. '" Also the Masonic bow 1, pitcher and 
mu<4- used at this noted old Ta\ern in \e olden times. 





^Em 




i 


m 




. m-'^mr 


^^^^^He * ' 


^H 


Ifc. ^^y^Ht. p^-^^^ 




-H 












^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 


1 


H 



TAHLK AT WIIKII W \S1 1 1\( nON niNKI). 

One ol the customs of that da\ was for the sta'-e dri\erto t-ixea 



^9 

.shrill warning; of approach when he reached Felton Hill on the opposite 
.side ()l the ]:i()nd. By under.stood signals, the tootiiiii;- of the old horn told 
the ta\eni keeper how nian\- passeii;_;ers there \\c're aboard to whom meals 
must he st'i-\ed. 

After the death of Caj^tain (ieor^e Williams, who succeeded his 
father. Colonel ^\l)raham Williams, as ]iro]:)rietor. the Ta\ern was 
managed h\ Silas (Jates. son-in-law of Ca])tain (Jeor^e Williams, who 
remained here until IS^."!. The house was then called the '• Gates 
House. " 

The old Ta\ern reached its highest j:)rosperit\ under the manage- 
ment of .Silas (Jates. ] le owned man\ acres of hunl in this and other 
towns and cut enormous i|uantities of meadow ha\ with which to feed 
the hundreds of cattle that were often p\\{ up for the ni^'ht from ^reat ths- 
tances Irom the west. Xo townsman could ^et a L;'lass of lic[uor there on 
the Lord's day. His help went re^ularU with the famih to the West 
church. He was a set man in his religious \ iews and took acti\e part 
in parish matters, opposing-. the\- tell us. admitting' an\' l'ni\ ersalist as 
member of the church. Hoth he and his son Abraham left ;j,enerous 
donations to their church and to the academ\ . 

Colonel Abraham Williams died in this Ta\ern at DO \ears of age. 
His grandfather of the same name died in same place aged .sj. His great 
grandson. Captain (leorge Williams, died in same ]:)lace aged 7C>. Silas 
Gates died in 1S2.S. They tell us the latter had a daughter Catherine 
who married Captain Thomas Dunton. one of the handsomest military 
ofKcers seen at that time. The Captain li\ed for manv \ears near the 
Rice school house. This was a real lo\e match and was opposed h\ the 
parents until Catherine came near (1\ ing when the old folks ga\-e their 
consent to the marriage. Colonel .\braham (iates was different from his 
father in this respect. He bought and ga\e to his sister the vSamuel 
Brown ]dace. He carried on the hotel for onl\ a few years after his 
father's death when he also died. 

Harriet Brigham. a sister of Colonel Abraham ( lates' wife (h>lizabeth 
r>righam) married Jabez Wltherbee who took the Taxern and li\ed here 
for maii\ years. ^Vt his death she married Deacon Stephen R. Phelps of 
whom it was a singular fact that he married for his second and third 
wiAes the two sisters who had presided as landladies at this hotel; for 
vSilas (iates' son, ^Vbraham. marrietl Elizabeth Ihigham, tlaughter of 
Captain Daniel, and she at Abraham's death had married Stephen Phelps. 
Jabez Witherbee was the father of Charles Witherbee who married 
Adelaide Iiigelow . <laughter of Lambert, and at the age of 1;> died from 



30 

thr t'tfccts of a tall while hcTdicalK cii^aL^vd as first assistant ciininccT of 
Marlhoroii^h Fire Department. A man i^enenillv l)el<)\e(l and sincerel\- 
mourned. 1 lis wife and daughter l^^lla. who married Arthur Furlong, 
and dauL^hter Adelaide reside in Somerx ille. Their former house at 
corner of Broad and Nhiin was in earlier da\s that of Re\ . lloratio 
Altjer, installed as I'nitarian minister in isl."). and who was a j^ublic 
spirited oiti/en. interested and identified in all educational and social 
matters, a man of historical research, "a man amont;- men." lie was 
the father of Horatio Al^er. J|-.. the autiior of juxcnile literature, and of 
Mrs. Olive Cheney whose intellectual i^ifts and \ersatilepen ma\ he truK' 
well inherited. 




TIIK CAl'lAIN 



'iiRAiM i;ri(,iiam. or i.\i"i;r. |()i:l (,lI':as()x 

IKniESTKAl). CL(J\ER HILL. 



When Mrs. ^lercy Bri<>hiiiu of rainlu'idiic widow of Thomas 
1st, maiTit'd Ediuuiid Kice, tlicx- cainc to Marlhoro and settled, we 
believe, on oi' near this old fai'iii. Tliomas Brigham. the oldest son. 
lived here with liis ihoTIum-. hrotlio's and sisters, until he bought of 
his step-father what was called the WaiTcn Brigham farm. Nathan 
l'>ri,uliaiii. or ""('apt."" Nathan Bi'ii>hain. sctth'd on a part of the home- 
stead, lie married Elixa1)eth Howe, who was one day found dead in 
her home kneeling hesich' her (diair. lie then married Mehitabel Parker 



31 

and l)y liis will his son Eplirjiim. had the homestead and was to su['- 
port his iiiotlKM- and pay lier fuiiei-.d expenses. Ephraini married 
Hannah Willard of Grafton. They had two ehildreii, who died youn*?. 
His title of eaptain implied that he was one of the sul)stantial men 
of the town. He was a benevolent and prominent eiti/en, serving the 
town seven >ears as treasurer, assessor, seleetman, ete. At the time 
of his death lie had thirty-two heirs, none of whom Avere his descend- 
ants. In 1771. he beijueathed to ^larlboro \'.V-] jiounds to be under the 
care of the selectmen and minister for the time being. The proceeds 
to the sum of '22 pounds were to ])e ])aid to the minister for preach- 
ing, in person or by proxy, an ainuial sernu)n to i)r()mote the present 
and future reformation and hai)i)iness of the young, and the income 
of the remainder was to be expended in the support of a school in the 
middle of the town distinct from the district schools, and for general 
benefit. From this becpiest arose what was familiarly known as the 
"Brigham Lecture" and the "Brigham School." Captain William 
Brigham was the nephew of Ephraim and son of Lt. Nathan, and was 
a tything man in 1762. w^arden 1773, field driver and selectman. He 
married Rebecca Ball and lived here : at her death married Lydia 
Chamberlain. He and Lydia. 1)oth died of the small pox ; she in 
February. 1798. and he in April. 17!)8. They were the first two buried 
in Brigham cemetery, on the southwest side of Mt Pleasant. The 
house descended to Joel Gleason and then to his son Sidney, whose 
widow, a dear, pleasant old lady, until recently resided in this pic- 
turesque and ancient homestead. The hitter's children are Fred, who 
married Kate Townsend. — one child Leslie T.. — and Emma, who 
mari'ied -lohn Connor, and have one child. John L. 

Richard Barnes came from England in the ship. "Jonathan," 
with his nu)ther and his graiulmother, Agnes BiMit, in the year 1639. 
He was a little more than ten years of age when he began living with 
John Bent at Sudbury, with whom he canu^ to ^larlborough in 1657. 
Marrying Deborah Dix in l(i(i8. he built south of Williams Pond, the 
above house which has i-iMuained the liomestivid of the family nearly 
250 years. Richard shared in the fii'st division of the lands in Marl- 
borough in 1()(I0. and was one who contracted to l)uild the minister's 
house the following yeai-. They tell us: 

■'On the rising ground al)out midway between the Gates LL:)Use 
and ^Ir. S. B. Gleason "s stood the house of Richard Barnes. Jr.. where 
he lived from about 1700 to 1750. He was the eldest son of Richard 



Banics. Sen. ;i pi'oprictoi- of the town in KiliO. \vhos(> allotment ■\vas 
fsoutli of -loll n Hcnt 's (his nm-lc > . son 1 li west of the pond, and prol)al)ly 
Tliis residence of Hieliard -li'.. was a poi-lion ( il may l)e the oriii'inal lt> 
acres) alh)tted to his father sonu' forty years previous. Kiehard Jr.. 
had six ehildren. Tlie eldest. Hichai-d. removed to Westhoro, where 
he had a lai'ii'e family whose deseeiidants spi'ead into Xorthboro. 
Roylston. ete. .Jonathan. 31ary and -lohii. hoiai in 1718. 1720, 1722, as 
baeheloi-s and maid, ()eeui)ied the old place till near ihc end of the 
eentui-y. They wei*e simple minded, unsophisticated people, luit of 
the steady, sturdy, solid wa\s and habits of the olden time, Avlu)m 
iiothiui«' could turn from the e\en tenor ol' their way. When their 
near uei<>']d)ors. Captain William IJia^ham and wife (who lived where 
now is .Mr. S. l*. (ileasou's), wei-e sick of malig'nant small pox in 
17!):^, and of which they died, and which alaianed and k'ept all others 
at a distaiH-e, these old people were not a whit moved fi'om their pi"o- 
priety. The stra\in<:' of their cattle and offers of aid ofteu brought 
them close to the place of infection. Theii- dress, their }>laees at 
table. ;d the bi-oad lireside (.joimthau on the ri^ht, -lohn on the left 
aud ^lary in fi-ont with her little worlc stand), their ai-ticles of food, 
their maimer and places of cultivating the soil, were essentially the 
same foi- m(U'e than half a ceiiturv. 




'1111-: oi.i) i'..\R\i:s ii()Mi:sr!;.\i). 



^3 

"The geniuses of the present age may fane}- they liave struek 
out a new idea in introducing to us the modern shirt with whole front 
and o]KMi back; but Jonathan and John were practically acquainted 
with this thing a hundred years ago ; for their doublets or jackets 
were so constructed that in snnnner tliey buttoned in front, ])ut in 
winter, this buttoning was shifted to the back ground. No need and 
no acquaintance had they with the modern flannels. Though the 
hearts of the lirothers were as one, yet they were never seen side by 
side. Invarial)ly, in proceeding to their work in the fields, in ascend- 
ing Jericho hill, a part of which they owned, the one ^vas a rod or 
two ahead of the other. 

The young folks often visited them. Ilollis Brigham, son of 
Captain William Brigham, was a great wag, unless some of his 
old friends greatly belie him. He with some of his female acquaint- 
ances would call upon the old people and kindly relate to them the 
news, which in those non-newspaper days must have been to them 
rare and scanty indeed — 'of the harrycanes that had lately visited 
some of the neighboring towns; of the immense tides that had come 
into Boston, etc., ' his descriptions now and then interrupted by short, 
quick exclamations of John, 'well said, ^Ir. Brigham, well said!' and 
the more deliberate remarks of Jonathan, 'so I was thinkin, Mr. 
Brigham, but didn't knoAV sartin till you spoke,' exclamations which 
leave us room to doubt a little whether the fun Avas altogether on one 
side, or the simplicity either. Then appeared upon the hearth the 
bright pewter dish filled with apples and walnuts by the hands of 
Aunt ]\lary, a finality to their visit. Avhich the young people had con- 
templated before they came." 

Richard Sr.'s son, Edward, lies buried in the old Connnon Bury- 
ing Ground. He was assigned No. 17 of the 26 Garrisons, that being 
Lieut. William Garrison near the old tavern. He married widow 
Grace Rice of Westboro. daughter of John Newton. (She married 
for her third husband Daniel Ward). Their son. Col. Edward Barues, 
who nuirried Submit Forliush. took an active part in the Revolu- 
tionary war, and was a leading man in ^Marlborough in all respects. 
He died 1803, and also lies buried in the old Common Burying 
Ground. Their son Edward married Lucy Brigham both of whom 
lie in the old Common Burying Place. Eight children were born 
to Edward and Lucy, among Avhom was Doctor Edward F. Barnes, 
born 1809, who was married in LS46 by Rev. Horatio Alger to Maria 
Elizabeth Brigham, daughter of Ashbel Brigham. Edward F. 



34 

Barnes sustained high rank as a scholar pursuing his studies in 
Harvard ]\Iedieal College, and ('oni])leting his course in Paris. 18-46. 
Dr. Baker, the principal ]ihysiciaii in ^larlboro at tliat time, having 
died, he succeeded to a large poi'tion of the hitter's extensive practice 
and grew to lie not only liighly respected and an influential citizen, 
but was ajipreciated as a kind hearted, honest friciul and tender 
physician whose memory long rc^nained cherished. He died in 1878. 
His widow still remains with us. a beantifid old lady of 88 years. 
[His sisters. ^Irs. Jones and .Miss Huth Rarncs died within a few 
years.] Of their seven children we will mention the beloved adopted 
daugliter, Josephine, who died 1904. and Olive ('., who married 
Charles L. Fay. — son of iMarlv Fay. — the chiblren of whom are Henri- 
etta, [m. My. IL^rbert Hudson, a prominent coal dealer of ^Marlboro, 
their son LcAvis is a well known Pharmacist] and ^lary Frances, who 
married Samuel P. Caiiiiell of Everett. 




TilK SA?^irKL— P.ARXAT.AS- ADDINGTON ISRIdllAM 1 1( )M KS Ti: AD. 
IJRIGHAM STRP:ET. 



Addington M. Brigham, son of Barnabas and 'Mary [Fife] 
Brigham. was born in ^Marlboro. 1837. on this old Farm of Samuel 
Brigham, and mai'ried ^larv Kstabrook of Westminster. ]Mass. 



This Farm originally covered 175 acres and has ever been 
occupied by Brighams. It Avas first owned by Capt. Samuel 3d, then 
by Samuel's son George, who left it to Ashbael Samuel, who sold it to 
Doctor Daniel, who was followed by Barnabas and then by Addington. 
George. Ashbael Samuel, and Addington Brigham were all l)orn here 
on this old homstead, which was a Garrison place and stands on 
Brigham street in the south i)art of the town three-tpiarters of a mile 
from .Marll)orough Junction. Addington Brigham has served the 
town as Road Connnissioner and the city of Marlborough as member 
of the Connnon Council of which he has been president. He is 
charter member of ^Marlborough Grange and member of the G. A. R., 
enlisting in 18(54 in Co. E. 5th ^lass. Inf. His children are Abbie 
A., who married George Fred Nichols and lives on the homestead land 
of Thomas; Ella, who married Wm. A. Porter; Cora E. who died 1892; 
and AVilliam M. Brigham a graduate of Boston University, a promi- 
nent lawyer who has served on positions of trust in Marll)orough and 
Avas Representative to General Court from 21st ^liddlesex District. 
1899-1907 inclusive. He married Florence R. Eyers of Northampton, 
England, ch. Ulysses A., Alfred E.. and William Muni'oe. Jr. They 
as their father were all born here in the old home. 




THE LORIXG AND CALEB WITIIERBEE 1 lo.M IS J EAD. 
BY THE LAKE. 



The Loring- Homestead, setting back from the road in our 
picture, was one of ^larlboro's old landmarks. John Loring was the 
son of Jonathan, who was the first of the name to settle in ^Marlboro, 
and died in 1782. His son John niarried in 1783. ^Mary Beaman, 
danghter of Xoali and Lydia Ilowe Ueaman, and was one of the 
leading men in town, representing ^larlboro eight years in the General 
Court and holding the office of Justice of the Peace. Here in the 
above house he lived until his death. 

Benjamin .lohnson bought the neighboring homestead, (at left 
in picture), from Caleb Witherliee and lived here until both houses 
were purchased and taken down for city purposes. Years before 
this, Caleb Witherbee coming to Marlboro from Southboro, where 
he had married Ilepzibah Brigham. lived first on the north side of 
"AVilliams Pond" with Capt. Aaron Brigham and then moved to 
this house on the south side of the above Pond or Lake where he 
lived until Rev. Asa Packard left town. Cabel was at that time the 
only market man. bringing from all parts of this and the 
neighboring towns, calves, lambs, pork, butter, eggs, poultry and 
farmers' produce. Capt. Hastings who lived even as far of¥ as 
Sterling used to bring his produce to jNIr. W., who at time of old 
election week killed more calves than any other time of the year 
when he was known to have sent into Boston several loads of the 
above animals. To illustrate his sharpness as a trader they tell the 
story that he had agreed with a nuin in Boston to bring him some 
nice dressed pigs. On his way to the Boston market he fell in with 
a man in Cambridge who himself wanted to buy these same pigs, so 
taking the man's shekels he delivered the pigs and passed on to Bos- 
ton, where he soon met his disappointed customer. jMr. W. was equal 
to the emergency and had his excuse ready. "Well sir, 'twas the 
wrong time in the moon. sir. to kill your pigs, sir. they will shrink in 
the pot. sir. Next week will be the right time to kill them, sir." ^Mr. 
AV. was very gentlemanly and polite and it is said that the use of the 
word "sir." the way he would use it, brought him a great many hun- 
dreds of dollars. Tie used to say that when it rains porridge, you must 
have your bowl the right side up, and it is believed Caleb always 
kept his bowl "the right side up." When Rev. Asa Packard moved 
out of town, ^Ir. Witherbee bought and moved to that large house 
and so increased the purchase of land that he became a large farm 
owner; keeping over thirty fine cows there, besides oxen and horses. 
He was a member of the West church, where he and his familv al- 



37 

ways attended, and was very ])roniiueiit in town affairs, holding many 
town offices : selectman, overseer, etc. In those days it was the custom 
to allow the tax payers five percent discount on all town taxes paid 
previous to October 1. ]\rr. W. was one of the heaviest, if not the 
leading tax payer in town, and this five percent made quite a discount. 
The story goes that at one time when he came to pay his tax he was 
perfectly delighted at the percent returned, apparently thinking more 
of that than the 95 percent that the collector received. He would 
laugh and say, "the bigger the tax, sir, the more percent you get 
back, sir." When he died he left a large property to his seven chil- 
dren, six sons and one daughter. Jabez, who carried on the Gates 
Tavern till his own death ; Brigham, who formerly kept the store at 
Jacob Fairbanks corner; Nathan, the well known Trial Justice; Den- 
nis, who after his father carried on the homestead, and died there; 
John, who went into banking business in Boston ; and Wallace, who 
was one of the supporters of the "Big Shop," after his brother-in- 
law, Samuel Boyd. 




THE OLD pi-riKR ];kn r ii()Mi-;srK.\i). stf.\kxs' corner. 



Centuries ago in 15!)6, John Bent was born in Penton, Grafton, 
England. It seems a long time past, for old Queen Elizabeth, the 
daughter of Henry VIII.. was tlien living. John grew to manhood. 



3« 

and when the rule of Cluirles I. became unbearable, and desi)()tic taxa- 
tion and the lyraiiiiy i.f religions Higots. made the wildernesses of 
America seem the only asylum in whidi the sufferers could enjoy civil 
and spiritual freedom, .bthu became filled with the pioneer spirit 
which lu' lias handed down to postci'ity, and made the willingness to 
])i'av(' the unknown (piantity of the wilderness to make a home — the 
spirit of independence that is the foimdation of the Republic. At this 
time John was forty-two yeai-s old and his good wife ]Martha, had 
])onie him five ehildren. all of whom for many nights were sleeping 
the sleep of innocent childhood while the parents ^vere deep in con- 
sultation with friend and neighbor and in prayer for guidance in this 
monu'iitous liiiu' of their life. At last the final decision was made; and 
111 lie Peter, then nine years of age. entered into the excitement of the 
(la\ of eudiarkation. when they all in 168S set sail from Southampton 
for the land of freedom, in the slii]) Confidence, among whose pass- 
engers at this same tinu^ were the ancestors of our i)oet. Whittier. 
Arriving at tlieir destination in due time and finding their w^ay to 
tliat part of Sudbury which was afterwards incorporated in 1G89. 
with ])ut 54 inhabitants. John settled dowm, and soon Avas made free 
man. That is. he becanu> a member of the church of the Puritans, for 
the church was first in those days and oidy mendiers were allowed to 
vote — and was thereby allowed to take part in all town affairs. 
Prompted to find a home for his son Peter, as the latter grew to man- 
lu)od. .b)hn .)oin(Ml the ])etitiomM's in IGofi, for the grant of land which 
becanu^ ]\[arlboro ; altho lie himself remained in Sudbury, where he 
and his wife were botli buried some years later in the (Jd cemetery. 
Now foi- distinction we will call his son. Peter Bent the First, and 
say that tlu^ grant of lan.d being given to the Sudbury petitioners, 
Peter moved to the new plantation and became a busy, prosper<ms 
man and a large landholder. He built the old grist mill on Stony 
Brook, in the now town of Southboro, wdiere one day a small band of 
Indians crept up and scali)ed and left for dead his son Zaeheus; and 
in Kilil. he contra<'ted to build a bridge across Sudbury River "for 
horse and man and laden carts to i)ass over." IMore than once he 
went to England — a gr(>at undertaking in those days, leaving his 
faithful wife Elizabeth, to guard the house and to protect their eight 
little children. He had located himself upon the lot just south of 
Williams Pond, about a mile from the present center of IMarlboro, and 
here his little fainil_\- was growing up when suddenly the Indians, 
stii-red up by the animosities of the Xarragansett chief. King Philip. 



swiiopcd down upon the town lliat cvciitt'iil Sunday iu(»rnini>' while 
;dl were fit churcli. applied the tii'c bi'and and ^larllioro was no more. 
The neighhoi'ini;- iiai'i'isou had aft'ordecl proteetion to their lives; but 
th(ni" projxTty was laid in ashes ; their fences thrown down; their 
I'ruit trees haid^i'd and peeled, and their eatth^ Icilled or maimed. Tlie 
l^i'uts then retut'iu'd to Sudhury and two years later Peter died in 
iMi^land, whei'e he had aj^ain lioiu' on business; leaving behind him 
in AiiKM'iea, his ])oor, soi'i-owinii' widow Elizabeth, w^hose pathetic 
petition to the ({oveiMior gives us a partial hint of lier dire distress: 

Pi:'i iriox ()i K]A/..\v>Kvi\. 

(The Mass. Archi\('s, \'ol. (il>-l* 22!). contain the following i)etition em- 
bellished with many sci'olls,) 

■"To the Ilonoble (jov. and ('ouiieill sitting in lioston tlie 2!)lli ^Fay, 

in?!): 

"The pelition of Klizabeth Pent, relict, AviddoAV of Peter I^ent of 
.Mai'lborongh deceasd, Ihnnbly shewetli that your Petitionrs Habita- 
tion and almost all that slice had was consnmed l)y the Indians in the 
Last Warr and her hns])and went foi- England and there dyed and 
Lost all that he carrytMJ witli him and Left yonr petitioner a very 
l)Oore AViddow with seven children, and in the time of the Late Warr, 
Shee billeted severale Sonldiers so Long as that her bill did Amonnt 
to six ])ounds and Pa])1. Hull gave her a Note to the Constable for the 
payment of tln^ same who will pay her onely Thre p)onnds in money. 
So that sh(^ is an Extraordinary Looser thereby. Also she had Two 
Horses Liii^rest (viz) one from AVatci'towne and another from 
rharlestowne wh. were out many months and at Last dyed never be- 
ing retnrned home to her againe. and being a poore Ignorant Aviddow 
She never Looked after any Ti(dKett or pay for them to this (\i\y. 
Tor Poore petitionr therefore hnmlily Intreats the favor of yor 
honor to Impnt(^ this Nc^glect of Dnty onely to her Ignorance and that 
the Law which doth exclude all pei'sons fi'om making fnrther claims 
to debts dne from the Country after the time therein Limited ma.v 
nott del)arr yonr Petitioi* from that Avh. is .instly dne, so shall yonr 
Petitior and her [)oore fatherless ones Ever pray for yor honole Ct. 

Elixaiu; III Hkxt." 

Peter B(Mit the s<M'on(l, Avas horn in Sudbury and Avas three years 
old Avheii his father ])etition(Ml for the township of .Marlborough and 



40 

nearly all his life had been s{)(Mit in the latter place. As he grew to 
late manhood he married his second cousin — tradition says she was 
thirty yeai's younger than her husband — Abigail, daughter of Richard 
Barnes. To them six children were born; and after the return to 
Marlborough, he had the old homestead re-built which the Indians 
had burned down (in olden tinu'S emigrants to a new town or coun- 
try did not as now sell out, but retained their former places for a 
retreat) and later on. his son Peter the third, added still more to the 
old honse. whicli is standing today. This last mentioned Peter was 
the one about whom Marlborough knows the most. Here he was born 
— ill 1707 — and here he spent the whole of his long, honorable life. 
Both he and his good wife ^Nlary. died centuries ago and were laid 
away in the old burial grouiul just back of the new High School 
Building. Ilis large tombstone tells us today that he was a man justly 
esteemed for his integrity and usefulness, both in publie and private 
life. Tie was a man of great publie spirit and his townsmen elected 
him to the highest office in their power: Assessor, Seleetman, Repre- 
sentative to the General Court and meml)er of three Provincial Con- 
gresses — at the second of which, convening at Cambridge, 1775, he 
was appointed by John Hancock one of a committee of three to ex- 
amine the returns of the several towns and report upon their stock 
of powder, etc. At the third, which assembled in Watertown, Gen- 
eral Joseph Warren was presiding officer, and Peter, who was again 
representative of Marlboro, was on two or three committees. At one 
time when he was re-elected representative, he was instructed to 
"pay no arknowieilgement to any unconstitutional and new tangled 
Counsellors, etc." Tn the days of the French and Iiulian wars, 1757, 
he was in Captain Abraham Williams' Company of militia. Tn 1770, 
he was one of the six richest men in town. The old l>ent farm in his 
day extended for a mile and a half along the road to Xorthl)oro. Tn 
those (lays the wealthier a man was. the greater amount of Avork was 
cai-ried on in his household. Getting up early to five o'clock break- 
fasts ill the summer, and six o'clock in the winter, a long day was 
before each oiu' to complete the tasks regularly set before them. 
Peter i-aised beef foi" the mark'et and that meant much work for those 
da\s of soap making, barrels of salted ])orl< and of beef corned to a 
nicety, tlu' sausage links and candle di-ipping; for altho lamps were 
begiiMiiiig to be used frequent 1\ in the begiiming of the (Ughteenth 
ceulni'v and altho wax candles were often im|)oi'ted. the tallow 
candles were mostly in vogue ^lary P). Claflin, in hei- '"Tirampton 



41 

Sketches,"' h;is ;ni interesting- aeeount of the i^reat liouselceeping event 
of eandle-inaking and states that in l>erryto\vn (Marlboro) they pre- 
ferred ])ayberry tallow to beeswax as necessary addition to give hard- 
ness and consistency to the candles. Near the large old apple orchard 
was the spot Avhere yearly the Indians used to come to camp. These 
annual visits were continued well into the nineteenth century and 
about a mile from the old homestead is their ancient burial place. 
Behind the old farmhouse, this interesting, buig. rainbling, old struc- 
ture, built by successive g-enei-ations. the oldest part dating back 
more than two centuries — on the slo])e toward the pond, stood until 
Avithin a few years a gigantic, hollow chestnut tree, ten feet in dia- 
meter. Tt would hold nin(^teen people, and was often used by the 
Indians in time past and also was a shelter and hiding place for the 
white man. By the little brook which forms the outlet to the pond, 
half iml)edded in the earth, covered with lichens and surrounded by 
brush, are two enormous old mill stones, which tradition says no 
doubt were those used by Peter Bent the First. This old homestead 
has been owned but l)y two families, the Bents, who came into posses- 
sion of this farm by original grant, 1660. and the Stevens family, who 
inherited it when the ^Marlboro line of Bents became extinct. For 
Peter Third left Peter, who was the one to march to Cambridge at the 
Lexington alarm, April 19, 1775. in Captain Daniel Barnes' Company, 
and was in the same company during the siege of Boston, ]\Iay to 
December, 1775; and who lived on the old Bent place, and at his 
death bequeathed all his lands in ^Marlboro, Westboro and Southhoro 
to his sister's son, Daniel Stevens. [And here we must pay tribute to 
his unmarried brother, Jabez Bent, the last of the line of Bents in 
Marlboro, who at the Lexington alarm, was out six days in Captain 
"William Brigliam's Company and at his death made a bequest of one 
hundred dollars to the West Parish (Unitarian) of Marlboro, the 
income to be used for an animal lecture for the improvement of the 
young. This Bent lecture being still given every year.] Daniel 
Stevens. Jr., was a man greatly respected. He rei)r(\sented the town 
in General Court many years and for over twenty \-ears was Justice 
of the Peace. The following stoi-y. full of dramatic liumor. has been 
told of him. He was a man of renuirkable size, weighing some :100 
pounds. On one occasion the sheriff sought him for sonu^ purpose at 
a time when he was in the field. He asked the officer his business and 
the latter replied: '"1 have come for you."" AYherenpon tlie whole 
300 pounds lay flat on the ground, and looking up in the officer's face, 



42 

(li'vly fciiijirkcd : ■"Tjikc iiic tlicii." lie felt ^Teat anxiety, it is said. 
I('st tlici'c 1)(' not trees larjic enough for his eoffin, for shrank from the 
idea of pieeed boards for his last resting place, and kept the planks 
already sawn in his house. TTe married Eunice Robinson of Concord, 
and of the three ehildi'en boi-ii. Isaac Temple Stevens, Avho married 
Catherine Feltoii. took the P>ent fanu until his death, 1844, when it 
passed into tlie hnnds of one of his thirteen ehildren, William Robin- 
son Sle\('ns. who has lived thei'e for man\' years with an unmarried 
sister, Susanna, now deceased. AVilliam K'. Stevens married Sarah 
Lamson. Tlieir eliiblreii are Stillman. a\1io married Ruth Newton; 
Bertha A., avIio married Clifton Ixussell, an<l whose children are Wil- 
liam. Thelma and Clifton ; Clarence, who married -Jennie IMacomber. 
their children are Gladys, ^lildred, William, (*ora and Clarence. All 
thirteen children of Isaac and ('athei'ine were born here under the 
obi I'oof. The late Ml'. Levi Stevens, a courteous old gentb-man, re- 
membered Avell the Indians, who in his time camped doAvn on the old 
ancesti-al fields; and he related to the writer many a story of the kind- 
ness shown to the I'cd ])eople by his parents, his mother even taking in 
at one time a suffering red mother, as she gave birth to a little 
pjipoose. under the hos|)itable. old roof. And to him we are indebted for 
this story of the old Bent house centuries old and standing today. 
Levi married Hilary E. Bishn, eh- Daniel, Waldo and Mary C. He mar- 
i-ied for his second wife. Ellen A. Salisbury, and their children were 
Waldo 1j., who mai'i'ied Emma R. Wood (cli. Florence. Ilerlxu't and 
Ida); Oscar II. m. Charlotte A. Howe (ch. Herbert. Oscar, Louis): 
John S. 111. Alice ,M. Dailey (ch. Irving, Vira); Geo.. H. m. Florence 
Wilkins (ch. Marshall); Harriette II. m. Fdwin F Simpson (ch. Lin 
coin. Geo.. Wm.. Oscar). 



4.^ 



CHAPTER III. 




THE JOSKIMI r>Rl(,lIAM OR M:\VIS .\M1:s IIO.MKSTKAD. 

GLKX s'rRi:K'r. 



^vFain \c:irs a^o (>\ rr in tlir coiintx nf C'lnnbe'rland in old I'^niiiland. 
there was a parish adjoining- Scothnid called iiriii^ham. in the rei^ii of 
Edward II. one heard about the •" l^aronv at IJriL^hain. "' and tlie word is 
an object of intert'st to the antiiiuarian toda\-. for one learns that alter the 
Xorman coni[uest it was assigned to W'aldeof. I'Larl of Xorthciimheidand, 
who built a stupendous castle which became the IJaroiiial seat of his 
successors, the lords of Alerdale. Here as feudal kin^s they reii^ned h)r 
ii^cnerations. maintainiuL;- in s])len(lor a school and tliealre ot chi\alry. 
This fortress was one of the stronj^est upon the island and is not yet in 
total ruins, and could the walls sjx'ak the\- ini^ht relate of ro\al embassies 
and \isits, s])lendid tournaments, thrilling" e\ eiits and scenes ot honor. 
^\s time went on, lMi;j,'lish nobilit\' be^an to assume lower or sir names 
and noblemen took their names from their estates. At this time some 
successor of W'aldeof assumed the name of I)ri;j;ham. 

Thomas Bri^ham was .")2 \earsof a<4'e when he embarked ICi.'l.') at 
London for Xew l-2n;_;lan(l in the shi]:) vSusan and I'>llyn, Ivlward Payne. 



44 

nuistcT. )()uriK\ iiiL; to W'alcitow ii hi' l)t'c;iiiK' i^roprictor of a 1 1-acri' lot 
on the strip which was taken from \\ atcrtown and in 17.')i annexed to 
C'amlirid^e. Tlionias settled '• hard b\- " and hiiilt his house in Camhri(l<;e 
on the lot of three and one-half acres wliich had lieen assigned to liini. 
This was the \ er\ s])ot which (joxernor W'inthroj:) and assistants agreed 
was a •■ tit place for a fortified town " and the capitol of the colon\ . 
Ilerea nuinher of chief men built their houses and the General Court 
held their first sessions. And here Thomas Brigham residetl until l(iJ:8. 
He filled standing and responsible positions, became proprietor of 
immense herds of cattle and swine, and w hen the land was divided to 
settlers according to their estates, he purchased a new site and built at 
once on the sj^ot where now is Somerville, a1)()ut one-third of a mile south 
of Tufts college and east of the Camliridgc poor house. Thomas 
l>righam's last place of worship must have been Medford, and in her 
ancient gra\evard, according to Morse Genealogy, his ashes repose await- 
ing a monument. He left an estate of considerable \alue and for his 
time, a spacious house, which consisted of a hall, parlor, kitchen and two 
chambers all completely furnished and stored with necessary proyisions. 
The inyentor\ of his estate was peculiar. In the settlement of other 
estates j^rior to that time it woidd be diflicult to find one of more personal 
])ropertv, including so many articles of luxury. Siher spoons and other 
utensils of siher, "'•join chairs" and "join stools," cushions, pieces, 
damask cloth, li\ery, table, one Hock and four feather beds are cnimier- 
ated : and his wardrobe, for the age was that of a New England 
gentleman. lie had two bound ser\ants, ti\e horses, fourteen sheep and 
ten cattle. His inxentory footed up £4411. (four hundred 40 pounds). 
Thomas l)righam. as we ha\e said in the Rice stor\ married Alercy Kurd 
who bore him fi\e children, and when he died he appointed her sole 
executrix of his last will and testament. 

Among Thomas and Meic\ Ilurd's li\e children was Tlu)mas 
Ihigham. the lM. who when his mother married ( Joodman lulmund Rice 
of Marlborough continued, with his brothers and sisters, to li\'e with his 
niother on his stepfather's estate. ( )n attaining his majorit\', Thomas 
marri(.d Mar\ Rice (daughter of Henry) and bought from his stepfather, 
ILdmund Kice. "24 acres of land in the southwestern part of the town on 
the site known as the \\ arren lirigham l"ai-m on what w c now call (ileii 
sti'eet. llei'e he built a log cabin. ( )ne dax being called to Lancaster, 
\\c left his faniih to care for the home. •• Ih'eaking Hax" was one of the 
inan\ household duties of the time, and in an unguarded momi'Ut this 
combustible- material took fire and the home was soon in Hames. When 



45 

Thomas rcturiicd his little Iol;; hut was no more to he seen. lUit rather a 
tire from Hax than from treacherons foe, and in 17tMi up went on the 
same spot of land another home, a frame house, so well and safel\- luiilt 
that it was one of the 2(i chosen as garrisons l)v the IMT families in town 
at that time. 

The farm of Thomas Brioham "id was the starting- of tliat immense 
farm which he actpu'red from the Indian occu]Knits, and hnally included 
in his own right thousands of acres stretching for miles away to Chauncey 
pond. Snrely an extensi\e landiiolder who " conferred estates with as 
much facility," epioting Miss >hn-tlia Ames, ''as little Miss Flite was 
hoping to do when the suit in • Jarndyce and Jarndvce should he 
settled.'" (piloting again our friend, Miss Ames : "In one sense the 
Hfe of Tliomas Brigham :^d seems not far awa\ from our own time. Tlie 
road wincHng through the \ alley w liere his dwelling stood; the fair and 
fertile tields which he cultixated: the stately and beautiful trees t)n which 
no doubt he often ga/ed, ha\e come down through generations of his 
descenilants uniting the jxist w ith the present. We think of him as often 
passing this way to church or elsewhere, enjoying the distant scener\ and 
the magnificent sunsets, even as do we now. Yet in reality we know 
very little of his life. There are many missing links in the chain of 
events which only imagination can supply. Li\ ing in those troublesome 
times when wars followed each other in quick succession, he must have 
been surrounded by elements of danger of which only the echo comes 
down to us. lie is said to have been a large strong man of whom the 
Indians stood greatly in awe. It was his custom in war times when going 
to mill to ha\e an escort of two dogs and two guns, Probabl\- the guns 
if not the dogs accompanied him to church and to other places. " We 
imagine that the two dogs went also to di\ ine worship as we know that in 
early times it was the custom in cold weather for the fa\'orite dog to be 
lirought to meeting where he could be a warmth to his master's feet. 
Indeed, those li\ ing sto\ es became such a fashion and oft times such a 
nuisance to the congregation at large, that dog whippers were appointed 
and the ow ners of these pets were lined did they not see to it that they 
came not into the meeting house tluring the worship. 

One day Thomas was found sleeping in his chair. lie \vas H'> vears 
old when this great sleep came upon him. They laid him away in 171(!, 
and his son Gershom took his father's house for an L to his own newlv 
built twostory house, (iershom was a man well known in the annals of 
Marlborough. An impartial sur\ eyor, an intrepid constable ; a selectman 
and one of the distinguished committee to seat the meeting; and woe unto 



46 



the wick- awake children of niischicNous propensitN'. and even the parents 
who sometimes went nid nodchn^' before the hour ghiss, restin<j on the 
little stand 1)\ the preacher, could he turned, for (iershom Brit;ham. tlie 
tithiniiinan. was a rei^ular attendant and himself was ne\er found napping-, 
(iershom settled down !iapp\ and contented on the old home place, the 
so called \\ ari"en ni'iL^ham. and had the childi'en 1)\ his ^ood wife 
Mehitahle Warren (Oth child of [oscph Warren of AK'dtield) among 
whom was Joseph Urigham who married Comfort fJi^'elow who pro\ ed 
indeed a comfort to Iose])h as well as to John her father aftei" the hitter's 
release from capti\ it\ . ( vSee John Big'elow sketch). 

Jose]:)h l>ri<iham and Comfort Bi^elow went housekeeping- in the 
homestead sketched al)o\ e. which he built, and which is now known as 
the ^Vmes house. This is one of the most interesting' old homesteads 
anywhere to be found. In one of the j-oouis one finds a grand old fire- 
])lace so am])]e that one could climb up the immense chimnev to the \ er\- 
roof itself. A hiding place sureh for man or ^voman in the old historic 
days of thrilling e\ents. ( )\ er the high mantel rests the gun and bayonet 
brought to America at the time of (ieneral Lafaxette's landing, and rest- 
ing near l)y is a halberd or ja\elin. ami old sword, andirons, bellows, 
shovel and tongs, candle, snuffers and tra\ , a hanging tin candlestick and 
an ancient lantern through whose man\- openings the light found its wax- 
as l)est it could. ( irouped around are chairs and tallies of ancient pattern, 
anil on the tables are old books ami tiles of old almanacs, a circular 
willow basket with twehe small cou-ipartments for tumblers, and one 
larger for tlecanter. Here is a spinning wheel with its reel, a flax wheel, 
a tape loom, a cpiill wheel, slaies and temples used in wea\ ing, a warm- 
ing pan, a foot sto\e, an imicpie candlestand, ancestijr as it were to the 
modern piai-io lai-np : a spirit case or wine chest containing bottle and 
glasses of tine w-orkmanship brought fron-i o\er the sea : old grandfather's 
clock n-iade by the celebrated l"2phraim Barber, who lixed about a n-iile 
east from thi^ jilace on the shore of Lake Williams. But the most intei'- 
esting of all is the chair in which Thomas lirighan-i died in 1717 at the 
age of 7<i years, for it tells story upon stor\- of that time of the past. And 
as we look into the old mirror hanging near bv, pictures of ve oUlen time 
come tro()]:)ing before us: and going to the open southern door, in olden 
time it was the front oi- guest entrance, we look out and imagine great 
trees and forests, and the lurking Indian waiting for his prev, who with 
gim and dog near by, ploughs the rich fields or reaps and gathers in the 
w heat. 

Jose])h and Comfort had a large famiK from \\hom are descended 



47 

many well known Families. Two of their children, Joseph a^ed 7 years 
and Comfort a,i;ed .'). died July 17. 1 7 1 L\ ''on Satterdav both of them," 
as the old recortl pathetically reads. The names were repeated and the 
second Joseph or Joseph. Jr., inheiited the home place. 

Mrs. Comfort IJrii^ham died in her iSth year, and ahoiit two \ears 
after her death her hushanti married Mrs. Ruth Ward, w idow of Elislia 
Ward of Westboroiio-h. She was the dau^liter of Edmund Rice of West- 
Itoroui;!) and sister of .Silas and Timothy Rice who were carried awa\- to 
Canatla by the Indians in 17(»1. Another brother, Xahor was killed at 
the same time. This was se\eral years before her birth. .She was a 
lady, we learn, of much i-elinement and \ei-\- pious. 'I'hc fiowei's, which 
in their season she carried to cluu-ch. wei-e gathered on Saturda\', iieyer 
on the Sabbatli. She tlied in her 71th \ear and her husband Jose])h died 
tiye months later aj^ed .SO years. Joseph, Jr., as we ha\e said remained 
at the old home. In 17(;(1 he married L\(lia IJarnes and had two 
daughters. When their llrst little ;^irl came, no name was half sweet 
enou^-h for her to be christened but that of her mother, and so L\dia she 
\yas called. As she i^rew to w-omanhood, she was taught the accom]dish- 
ments of the dairy and many a pui of butter coidd her plump little hands 
moidd into shape, and many a rich brimlle wotdd come at her call. It 
was a fair summer day when Lydia with milking- pail cameo\er from the 
meadow. She made a fail" pictin-e to nouiil;- Moses Ames who had 
come up from the Farm district to see her father on I)usiness, and 
stoj^pin-- to rest near the old stone wall he listened to her milkmaid son^-. 

•• All fresh the le\el pasture lav 

And not a shadow mote he seene 

Save where three miles a\va\ 

The stee]ile to\\ei-etl from out the i^i-eene: 

Ami lo. the ^reat hell fai- ami wide 

^^'as heard in all the counti-\ -side 

That Saturday at e\en-tiiie. "" 

^ ouno' Moses lost his heart, and beino' an enterprisino- Mum^- man, 
he also lost no time in oainino- entrance to pretl\- Lvdia's home and heart ; 
and not lono- after, they two were •' called " in the old church •• not quite 
three miles away." Three children blessed this imion, amono- whom 
was Xancy 1),, who married as she •^ww to womanhood Ivsquire Le\i 
Bio-el<_)w , and Lewis who married tirst Xanc\- Childs, and after hei" death 
Mrs. Mehetal)le Forbush. Amono- the hitter's children was Doctor 
Joseph .Stanford Ames, a orand man in e\ er\- sense of the word; of 
finest, tenderest sentiment, who lived to hear both hioh and low, rich and 
poor call him with one \oict ur dear doctor: " R(jbert Ames, the well 



48 

known (lancinfj master; Stephen, and Martha, a retined. i^ifted and well 
read lad\ of 7f> years who still remains in the aho\e sketehed Joseph 
l}ri«;ham homestead. 

In a letter w ritten hv Miss Ames. >he exclaims : •• Yon are rii^ht in 
thuikiiii;- (ilen street \alle\ is a heautitnl place. ( )ne sees today the pond 
with its hea\ V horder of maples in xaryin-,;- shades of ^reen. yellow and 
red: the brook winding leisurely throui^h the close sha\en meadows, the 
miniature cascade at the • ^reat L;ate : ' the woods op]:»osite the house, 
oaks, maples, hirches. each with its own rich color, and the dark ])ines 
inter mi n52;led in just the ri^ht ]-)r()portion ; the old mill hoary with its lite 
of more than a centur\ : the otlu'r huildin52;s in \arious stages of dila]:)ida- 
tion. all combine to forni a ]MCture never to be forj^otten. Xo wonder the 
old homesteads are so ))leasant. ( )ur ancestors were not obliged to take 
up with Ilobson's choice in the matter of location. • The world was all 
before them where to choose" and the\ wisely a\ ailed themselves of the 
o])porlunit\ . " 




THK (;REAT POM). "NAGGAWOOMCON." 



'•iSIore than two hundred years have passed away" writes the author 
of that deli^ditful little book, ••The Hundredth Town," ^•since the Indian 
unmolested, roamed throut^h the wilderness of Wabbequasset the land of 
the Nipmucks — The Whetstone Country. Nearly every trace of him has 
disappeared. His Okommakamcsit and \Vhipsuffera<,a> we call Marlbo- 
rough ; I hissanamisco, the place of small stones, is (jrafton : Wopana^e, 
he crossing- place, is Milford : and Ma^unkook, the place of ^reat trees, 



49 

is Hopkiiiton. Vvry t'cw places retain ihcir Indian names: e\ en the 
great pond, Xag^awoonieon. was recliristened Cliauncx ."" 

Lake Chaunc\ i'- a name so well known in Marlhorough to the excur- 
sionist that we adtl the aho\c pictm^e to our collection, not onl\ tOr its at- 
tracti^■ness hut trom the tact that from the tiuu' when it was i;i\en the 
aho\e Indian name MarlhorouLih claimed for man\ \ears the whole of 
that section of hers known 1>\ the name Chauiic\ including the ''Pontl." 
The origin of the present name has a tradition that a man hv the name 
Chauncv was lost in earl\ times in one of the swamps thereabout. The 
records howe\er give the fact that President Chauncv — the first of the name 
in the Colony — owing to the smallness of his salary as head of Harvard 
College had several grants of land among which was the above ''farme." 

The following year the Court confirming the former grant of the 
proprietors of Marlborough and "as it included the grant made to Mr. 
Chauncv it was pro\ itled that Marlborough should j)av to said Chauncy 
all his charges for laying out his farm" giving in exchange the liberty for 
him to lav out the same in anv lantls not formerly granted bv the Court. 

President Chauncy accordingly "ga\e up his farm but left his name 
upon the place and so Chauncy Pond to this day marks the locality of his 
early grant, and the name will in all probability rest on the above lovely 
sheet of water as long as records of the early settlements are known. " 



The project of building a vSoldiers' Monument to commemorate the 
most important event of the LSth centurv, and as a tribute to the heroic 
men who wrought out the salvation of a nation at the sacrifice of their 
li\es, was agitated here in 1S(;7, and at a town meeting held January ith, 
bSG.S, a committee, with Capt. William S. Frost, Commander of Post 43, 
as chairman. Rufus Howe, Charles F. Morse, Da\ id L. Prown, John 
Rock, John vS. Fa\, and b^dward L. Bigelow, were chosen to prociu'e 
plans and select a spot for a monument to be erected to the memory of 
oiu" deceased soldiers. The committee reported a design and suggested 
the present s])ot for location. Fi\e thousrmd dollars was appropriated 
b}' the town w ithout a dissenting Noice or \'ote. Later an additional 
appro]:)riation of one thousand dollars was \oted. 



so 




'I'll!-: SOLDIKRS' MOMMKXr. 



W^^W^m^^^^^^M 



r=5 



'• fust hcfnrc the baltlc, mothci-. 1 am thiiikiii"- now of ^ou. 



riic (k'dicntioii occiin-cd Iuik- i'. isCi'.). Decoration Day was cstali- 
lislicd the yt-ar prcx iou^. and that \c'ai- Max i^'.l i'alliiiL;- on .Satiirdax'. the 
ol)s(,'r\ aiicc was i)ostpoiie'd to junv l\ when the exeix-ises of decoration 



51 

;uul (k'tlicatioii were conihiiied, and were of the most impressi\e and ini- 
]:)osin<4' character. Four thousand people, inchidin;^ various orj^anizations 
and in\ited guests gathered near the headquarters of the G. A. R., and a 
procession was formed under the direction of Capt. Charles F. Morse, 
the Chief Marshal of the day, with Capt. Ilenrv Parsons, E. P. Dart, 
[ohn Conncaly and Waller S. Goss as Assistant Marshals, and Edmund 
C. Whitney and Ambrose M. Page acting as Aids to the Chief Marshal. 
The line was composed of foiu" di\ isions, as follow s : 

P^IRSr DlNISlON, 

Under the direction ot Capt. Henry Parsons, was made up as follows : 

Chief Marshal. 

Aids. 

Co. I, 5th Massachusetts Regiment \'olunteers ; 40 men. 

Disabled Soldiers and Sailors, and Invited Guests, in Carriages. 

Worcester Brass Band. 

Camp Lincoln, Post 43 of G. A. R. : 1 10 men. 

Hudson Brass Band. 
Reno Encampment. Post 9, G. A. R. : 40 men. 

Skcom) Division. 

Under the direction of E. P. Dart. 

Hall I.V (4iiimb\'s Drinn Corps. 

Torrent Engine Company, No. i : 55 men. 

Brown's Brigade Band. 

Okommakamesit Engine Companv, No. 2 : 48 men. 

L^nion Hook and Ladder Company', No, i ; 44 men. 

Feltonville Division. S. of T.. ot Hudson; j:; members. 

Wakefield Division, S. ot T.. of Hudson; J5 members. 

'J'liiRi) Di\ isiox. 

Under the direction of ]ohn Connealy. 

Westborough Brass Band. 

Father Matthew T. A. B. Society: So members. 

?k[ai"lhorough Librarv anil Literar\" Association ; 43 members. 

FoiKiH Division. 

Under the direction of W. S. (toss. 

(jilmore's Band. 

luireka Lodge of K. O. S. C : -:J5 men. 

The dedicat()r\ exercises were lield on the High vSchool Common. 
Charles F. Morse was president of the da\-. and at the close of his open- 
ing address a Funeral March was ])hivetl in concert by Gilmore's, Brown's 
and the Worcester Urass Panel, followed 1>\ excellent sin<'in''-. " \"i\ e 



5^ 

I'Aiiicrica."' 1>\ a large choir of children under the careful training of 
Edmund C. Whitney, Esq. Prayer was offered by Rev. S. T. Aldrich, 
chaplain of the da v. followed by singing, "America," by the large audi- 
ence. William S. Frost, Esq., chairman of the building committee, 
then made a formal delivery of the monument, in the following eloquent 
address : 

" Doubtless you all remember the excitement that was created 
throughout the country by the announcement that Fort Sumter had been 
attacked by the rebel forces and its garrison forced to surrender. We 
were excited, not because it \vas entirely unexpected, for we had long 
watched the gathering clouds and listened to the muttering of the distant 
thunder, but with the hope and belief that something would occur to 
a\ert the storm and sa\e us from the horrors of a ci\ il war. We had so 
long looked upon that flag, the symbol of this go\ernment, as something 
so sacred that no one born beneath its folds and reared under its protec- 
tion would dare raise his hand to tear it from its place antl dishonor it. 
And when it became a settled fact that a regularly organized force, 
iKicked bv the power of certain states, had fired on that flag and forced 
its surrender, a spirit of indignation was aroused throughout the loyal 
North, and a determination to support the government at all hazards, 
avenge the insult, ami punish the offenders. 

•'Marlborough, in common with her sister towns, shared in this 
feeling. I have no time, had I the tlisposition, to go into a lengthy 
review of the scenes of those days; they are still fresh in the mintls of all. 
But T propose to give a brief account of the manner in which this tow n 
fulfilled her obligations tf) the government, and we certainly have no 
reason to be ashamed of the record. The statistics which I shall gi\ e are 
taken from the town records, and embrace that portion of Hudson which, 
at that time formed a part of Marlborough, and include only those who 
enlisted on the ([uota of this town, exclusi\e of the large luunber that 
went from this and enli-tetl on the ciuota of other towns, of whom we 
have no means of obtaining reliable information. We And this town has 
credited to her .s;!! men furnished for the armies of the I'nited States. 
Six full companies were organized and enlisted here, although partly 
composed of men from the neighboring towns. 

''Theflrst luen mustered into the United .States ser\ ice from this 
town, of whom we ha\e any record, are Charles iVIorse and Theodore 
IJrigham. The\ eidisled in the Oth Massachusetts Infantry and served in 
that regiment during the Hrsl three months camjiaign. The flrst company 
was Compan\ (i, conuuanded b\ C'a])tain John Carey, than whom no 



^.■) 



noliler or hra\cr died tOr liis atloptcd couiitix . Fliis company toniicd a 
part of the Htli Massachusetts Int'antrv and was imistered into the United 
States ser\ice for tliree vears June 11. iNiH. The next were Companies 
F and I of the l.'ltli Intanlr\ . rhe\ had lon^ waited impalienth' for 
orders to report for dut\ . hut were disappointed from chiv to da\' imtil 
many of their nimil>er. tired ol dehiw enhsted in otlier re^'iments ha\in^- 
hetter prospects of acti\e dut\ and their ]:)hices had to he filled witli new 
men. 

" ^Vt length the\' too recei\edthe lon^' looked for orders and departed 
for Fort Indepentlence where the\ were mustered into the L'nited States 
service for three years July It), l.siil. The other three companies enlisted 
for shorter terms, one for nine months and the other two for 100 davs 
each, all of them scr\ in<^- in the ."ith Alassachusetts Infantr\ . I find liy 
the town records this town was representetl in se\"entv different ort^aniza- 
tions of the army — regiments, liatteries, ca\alr\-. engineer corps, etc. 
Aside from the '.'th and \'Mh Regiments, alreadx mentioned, the 'Jth 
Hattery anil .'')7th and .V.ltli Infantr\' had perhaps the largest numher. 

"■ Of the n;!1 men. who in the pride and strength of tlieir manhood 
marched to the defence of that Hag. 'J 1 sealed their dexotion to countr\- 
with their li\es, some suddeiih- in the shock of Inittle. others h\' disease; 
hut all noldv. hravelv. 

"The iirst to fall was John L. vSpencer while on dut\ near Harper's 
Ferry. The Company to which he lielonged had his remains tenderly 
cared for and forwarded to this ]:)lace. and well do I rememlier the 
solemnity of the funeral rites, for although he had no near relati\es here, 
each one who had a friend in the arm\" felt that the next l)low might fall 
on him. This was the hrst lesson teaching us the realities of war. 
Before this \\ e had seen luit its show and glitter which now was turned 
to dust and ashes in our sight, A lesson, alas, too often repeated during 
the four \ears that followed, and one liurned (lee])l\ into the memor\ of 
maiu' of Us. 

'' Of the ninet\-one whose names we \\:i\v ])laced on this monument 
more than one-half lielonged to the '.Uh. i.'lth and ."i7th Regiments. In 
the ."»7th we lost se\en: in the '.'th we lost nineteen, and in the i.'lth we 
lost 21. \\'hile few families escaped the loss of some friend h\' the 
casualties of war. some were more dee]>lv atiiicted and called to mourn 
the loss of two or three in one tamih . ( )f these Mrs. ()t;s Russell lost 
two sons, Mr. James Clark two sons. Mi's. Ruth (ioodnow three sons 
and Mr. ^\aron I^ice three sons. ?slr. Rice and his four sons, the entire 
male pcnlion of the family, enlisted and ser\ ed in the arm\ . The fatlier 



54 

and one son onh' returned in sat'etv : tlic otlier three now sleep in honor- 
able niartNrs" ;j,ra\es. \\'h\ some are called to drink deep of the cu]) of 
affliction, while others scarce taste the hitterness of its contents, is no 
doubt wisely ke])t from the knowledge of men. As the citizens of Marl- 
borouii^h were patriotic during the war. so in peace are they i^ratefid. 
To show their <2;ratitude for the sacrifices made by these men. and to keep 
in remembrance their names, this monument has lieen erected, not to 
honor men whose names are inscribed thereon — that we cannot do; they 
ha\ e honored us — Init in memory of their deeds that can ne\ er die. Let 
us not think for a moment that we ha\e now paid the tlebt we owe them, 
for that we can ne\ er do : this is simpK an acknowledj^inent of that debt, 
antl as they haye passed beyond the reach of human aid. and ha\e «^one. 
\ye hope and trust to recei\e the re\yard of the faithful, let us not for(i;et 
those they ha\ e left liehind w ho looked up to them for jirotection and 
support, and on whom they depended as the staff on which to lean in 
years to come. And as we strew llowers on the unnes of our departed 
bra\e. let us not fortjet to smooth the pathwa\- of the lixin^- who were 
near and dear to them and see to it that want looks not in at their doors. 
Let this town stand to them in the relation of husband and father, brother 
and son, and so lon<^' as there is a worthy representatiye of these men 
amonj^ you in need of assistance, let it be promptly rendered, not as 
charity, but as their just due. Do this and we do but our duty: net^lect 
this and we may \n\c ;j;ranite to hea\en and it w ill lie Init \ain and empty 
show. 

" We haye met this day to dedicate this monument to the memory of 
our heroic dead. We ha\e laid the foundation deejD. \ye ha\e built it of 
the UKjst durable material. It is the best we can do. It may decay, the 
s^ranite may criunble, time ma\ destroy it. but the men \yhose names are 
there inscribed ha\e helped to erect a monument of noble deeds which 
time can ne\er destro\', but as a<i^e rolls on a<;e and generations come and 
<i^o, it shall stand firm with no sign of deca\ , but e\ er j^row brighter and 
brighter, higher and higher. They ha\e laid its foundation deep and 
lasting as the foundation ()f this goyernment. Its area embraces a whole 
united coimtr\- : its caj^stone reaches beyond the ken of human yision. 
And as the sunlight of liberty plays about its summit and flashes from its 
sides, it shall ser\ e as a beacon light guiiling the do\yn-trodden and 
oppressed of all nations to this land now made truly free by the noble 
deeds of these and such as these. Such is the monument the\" lune 
erected to their own memory. How dwarfed is this in comparison, but 
if it will ser\ e to keep tlie nobler one in \ iew . its best object will be 
accomplished. " [To the Committee and to the Selectmen.] 



55 

** .Vs I look down the vista of coming' vcars and sec the lonj^; line of 
those that shall come after \'ou and stand in Nour places, some wise and 
some not so wise, let me sa\- to von and through \(iu to them. ;^uard well 
V(jin- trust. Let no word or act of Nours brini; dishonor on these names 
or the cause for which the\ died. (juard well the spot made sacred to 
their memor\ . Let no unclean foot pollute its sod. nor \andal hand mar 
its beaut\- with impunit\ , but make this a place to which the fathers of 
generations \ et to come shall lo\ e to take their boys, and while they shall 
read these names, recount to them the noble deeds, the self-denials, the 
sacrifices made b\- these men to j^reserx e the blessin^^s they enjoy, antl 
instill into their Noun;^' hearts the same lo\ e of coimtr\- which hred the 
hearts of the noble dead. Let this be the place from which in after 
years (should occasion recpiire, which Gotl grant it ne\ er may,) these 
youth, thrown to man's estate, shall march to the defense of that fia^- and 
in support of those <^reat principles of justice and equal rights to all tor 
which these men laid down their lives, and baptized with their hearts' 
best blood. Ami as we ha\ e decked this moiuunent with the cross,, 
anchor, and e\ ergreen, emblems of faith, hope, and immortality, so let 
us have faith in (jod, w ho has brought us in safety through the conflict, 
and preser\ ed us as a nation, hoping that the same watchful care w hich 
has been o\er us in the ]:)ast mav be e\ er about us, until, having finished 
our work here, fought our tight, we may be gathered with our noble 
dead in that better life of immortalitv." 

Samuel N. .Vldrich. Kscp, Chairman of the Board of vSelectmen. 
accepted this trust in behalf of the town in an able and eloquent address. 
He was followed bv Hon. Henr\- Wilson and Hon. George B. Loring. 

On the four sides of the monument are engra\ed the names of those 
who fell in the war. 

Ahearn, Michaul Bri^ham. \V. Francis Doyle. DanieT 

Andrews. Charles \V. Buekley, John Eaton, John, Jr. 

Atkinson, Ge<>r<^e A. Brioham. William Fife Exley. Edwin W. 

Allis, Lucius Croweil, Isaac B. Francis. John 

Barnes. Joseph P. Coolid^e. Silas A. Finnerty. Battholoniew 

Bridii'ewater. Lt. (ieo. X. L'lark. Patrick Frve. John 

Brigham. Aaron A. Connors, John Fay. Elisha \V. 

Boylan. Patrick Collins. John 11. Flynn. Peter 

Brown. Henry II. Clark. Michael Graves, Francis G. 

Brigham. Capt. \\'ni. F. Chase. Otis Greenaehe. Claude 

Balcom, Mvron L. Carev. Capt. John (ileason. J. Josiah 

Burns, Eugene Crowle\ . lohn Goodnow. Charles E. 

Bond, Edwin E. l)aile\. Robert (ioodnow. Theodore IL 

Barnes, David l)rumme\. Matthew Goodnow. Andrew J. 



56 



(ioodw in, I'Alwin 
How J. Alfred \V. 
IIowj, Klijah. 2d. 
How J. Alh-L-d (;. 
Huntington, (Tcoriic 1). 
Jenk,, John 15. 
Joel. Joseph 
Keating, William 
Ke\es, Marshall 
Knight, William L. 
Keegan, Hugh 
Long, Cornelius 
Lolhrop. W'ashingtor. 1. 
>hl)einiot. Patrick 
Mosher. Charles W. 
Murph\, Timothx 
Murnane. William 



MeCartN , James 
Mundell, George H. 
Murra\', Thomas 
Neweomh, George B. 
Xolan, Thomas 
Nutting. Alhion 
Newton, Oseola \'. 
Nourse, George A. 
Oddy, Thomas I. 
Perkins, Charles E. 
Pettes, Thomas 
Pebbles, John P. 
Perry, Henry H. 
Phelps, Stephen H. 
Qiiinn, Patrick 
Rice. Sylvester H. 
Reagan, Daniel J. 
Rice, Rutus C. 



Russell, Benjamin V. 
Roberts, Thomas 
Russell, John M. 
Rice, Reuben B. 
Rice, Edwin G. 
Sheehan, James M. 
Spencer, John L. 
Smith, Granville H. 
Sheehan, James 
Stowe, George H. 
Stone, Charles 
Tobin, Cornelius 
\'ose, Josiah H. 
Welch, Edwin N. 
Wall, ]5ernard 
Whitcomb, Lt. CharlesW 
Wood. Frank ]. 




'I'llE GRAM) ARMY I'.L ILDI.NCi 



57 




\'es, we'll rally round the ^ag, boys." 



(^uotiiii;- rrcsidcnl Roosevelt : "No other citizen deserxes so wel! ot: 
the repubh'c as the \eterans, the sur\i\-ors of tliosewho sawd tlie Union, 
Tlaey did the one deed which if left uiulone wonld ha\e meant that all 
else in our history went for nothing-. liiit for their steadfast prowess in 
the greatest crisis of our history all our annals would he ineanino-Jess and 
oin- great experiment in po]:)ulai- freedom, and self go\ ernment a 'doom\' 
laihu-e. Morco\er they not only left us a unitetl nation hut the\- left us 
also a heritage, the memory of the might\ deeds h\ w hich the nation was 
kept luiited." 

As wrote Walter vS. Goss in "History of the Sexenth Mass. Vol. 
Infantry." "To-day there is no tie so strong as the fraternal feeling whicli 
hinds soldiers to one another exen though the\- may he strangers. It is a 
heartfelt sympathy, a mystic liond that recognizes a comrade w ho has 
been tried in the fiery furnace of a war for uni\ersal lihertv and a com- 
mon country. For this we fought, for this we suffered in foul i^rison 
pens, in hospitals, and on the fields of battle : for this our conn-ades fell 
where shot and shell sung their last retiuiem." 

It was January ].'). ISC.S when Post io. (i. A. R. was chartered. 
Tlie original members were Charles F. Morse . Ilenrv Parsons. J. II. 
Plowe, S. A. Howe. 2nil . A. M. Page, C. F. Witherbee. J. A. IJelser, 
E. L. Pratt, H. Exleyand E. C Alden. The Post w as organizetl |anuar\ 
25. The first commander was Charles l'\ Morse. The membership in- 
creased in ten days to fifty. The meetings were held in tlie attic of Forest 
Hall Block which was erected by Horace II. IJigelow now of Worcester 
and which came into possession of Ilenrv O. Russell in iSC.;! and the firm 
Russell &. Alley occupied it as a shoe manufactorx'. The hall in the upper 
story was at that time a popular resort for dances, concerts, lectures, etc. and 
in political times. Forest Hall was the scene of earnest tliscussions in 
whicli many notetl statesmen of formeryears lune taken part. Post i:] 
later leased the upper hall in Perry's Block imtil the remo\ al to Town 
Hall where they occupied rooms until the (i. ^\. R. Building was erected 
in l<St)2. At first the name of "Lincoln Post" was adopted luit finding 
the name had lieen chosen by the Ciiarlestown Post, and the lamented 
(jen. Rawlins ha\ing just died, the name "John A. Rawlins" was then 
-substituted. 



58 

There is no liit^licr organization and one clainiinti; the heartteh .s\'ni- 
pathv of the country at hirgc, than tlie G. A. R. Relief Societies; and 
tribute should ever be made to the noble women who, with achinti^ hearts, 
l)ade their dear ones (jod speed in the emerjgency of our Ci\il War, and 
then waited, waitetl, day by day. for " news from the front." 

In those da\s ot sik-nt sorrow. 

When the tears refused to tall. 
'Twas the waitintf time — the waitiiii^' time 

Was the hardest time of all. 

The (t. a. R. Relief Society connectetl with Post i;> was organized 
December D), lH7n, ha\ ing then 4") members. Its list of officers chosen 
to .ser\ e till Januarv, 1X72, was as follows: President, Mrs. Charles F. 
Morse; X'ice-President, Mrs. Henry Parsons ; Secretary and Treasurer, 
Mrs. John S. Fav : Managers, Mrs. William Barnes, Mrs. Albert Stacy, 
Mrs. Le\i Taylor, Mrs. Elbridge Wilkins, Mrs. Justin Barker, Mrs. 
Parker Lawrence, Mrs. George II. Brigham, Mrs. Frank Bean. The 
Presidents for the succeeding years haye been : 

Mrs. Charles F. Morse. 1871. Mrs. William Baker. 1 8S6-7-8-9-90. 

Mrs. William Barnes, 1872-3. Mrs. Henry Parsons, 1891-2. 

Mrs. Ambrose M. Pa,<(e. 1874. Mrs. William S. Frost. 1893-4. 

Mrs. Henry Parsons, 1875-6, Mrs. James M. Gleason, 1895-6. 

Mrs. William Barnes, 1877-S. Mrs. Joseph W. Barnes, 1S97. 

Mrs. Joseph W. Barnes, 1879. Mrs. Mary E. Morse. 1S98-9- 1900- 1-2. 

Mrs. William B. Campbell, 1880-1. Mrs. Etta Howe, 1903. 

Mrs. Henry Exley, 18S2-3. Mrs. Addie Gleason, 1904-5. 

Mrs. Ransom D. Pratt, 1884. Mrs. Frank Sawin. 1906-7-8. 

Mrs. Henry Parsons, 1885. Mrs. Harriet Dodije. 1909. 

Thousands of dollars ha\e ])een raised and expendetl by these ladies 
and their co-workers for the lienetit of Post 4."), and for charitable and 
patriotic donations. This is the first society of the kind e\ er organized 
in connection with G. A. R. Posts. It was deemed of so much import- 
ance to Department Commander Underwood that he alluded to it in his 
address to the Department Con\'ention, January 1.'), IST;?, and ad\ ised 
all Posts to form similar societies. 



The (jrand Army building pictured in this article was dedicated June 
2H, l.Si)2. At I o'clock P. M. the inembers of the Post assembled at head- 
([uarters in City Hall. At l..')0 a line was formed in front of the Hall, 
invited guests were recei\ed and headed by the (ith Regt. Band the Depart- 
ment Officers and a number of other distinguished \isitors in carriages 
were escorted to the Posts new head(|uarters in the new building. A halt 



59 

was mack' in front of tl:e hall, the American Hat; was raised on the rta<>- 
staff at a signal from Commander Henry Parsons, the hand salutino- hy 
playino^ the Star Spanieled Banner. Meantime the Hall had l)een rapidly 
filling with guests antl members of the Post. Meeting was called to order 
by Commander Henry Parsons and the exercises commenced with music liy 
a male quartet. John R. McCrillis chairman of the building committee 
formally tiu-ned the building oyer to the Post for dedication. Commander 
Parsons accepting the building in behalf of the Post. Charter was pro- 
duced and hung and the alter uncoyered and the flag placed upon it. In 
the absence of the regular chaplain (W. A. Springer in choir) Comratle 
F. C. Curtis, \\ ho was one of the ^\n(lerson\ ille sufferers during the war, 
officiated, antl stepping to the altar placed a new Bible upon it, reading 
seyeral appropriate passages from the vScripture. The bugle sounded the 
Assemblies and vS. \'. Commander Brigham arose and read a number of 
fitting passages from the Holy Book. l\)ur comrades then marched in and 
stacked arms at the right of the altar. Hanging a haycrsack and 

canteen on the stack after the manner of the army, one of the four in 
army uniform taking position at "parade rest," lieside it faced the com- 
mantler. The Junior Vice Commander arose and read se\eral psalms, 
commencing w ith "They that go down to the ships at sea." Four comrades 
then marched in with an anchor and crossed swords and Royal Jack and 
placed them on the left of the altar and a naxal yeteran stood guard beside 
them. "T haye before us" said the Commander "two of the emblems of our 

order. There is another tie and that is" chaplain rises and repeats, 

".Vndthe greatest of these isCharity." Two children, boy and girl, dressed 
in red, white, and blue joined the four comrades at rear of altar and formed 
a loyely pictiu'e. .Singing and prayer preceded the calling up of Depart- 
ment Commantler James R. Cliurchill who formally dedicated the hall 
by \irtue of his authority in behalf of the soldiers and sailors of the country. 
The oration was by comrade .Vlfred S. Roe of Worcester w ho deli\ ered 
one of the finest addresses e^■er listened to in Marlborough. 

Speeches, inspection of the hall and a ItaiKpiet follo\ved. At 7..'!0 
line was again formed headed by the (!th Regt. Band and proceeded to the 
Fitchburg station to await the train which brought the members of Reno 
Post".*; ComnuuKler Waterhouse of Hudson, (SO comrades. Comrades 
from Hudson, Clinton, Westlioro, Northboro, Fayyille, Ashland, i^erlin 
numbering 1 74 were present. Again speeches, music and refeshments 
were in order and the meeting was closed bv the autlience singing America 
and gi\ ing three rousing cheers for Commander l*arsons. 

The P)uilding Committee consisted of: President. John R. McCril- 



6o 



lis: \'icc-Prc-si(knt. I'rancis C. Curt is : Clrrk. ICdw aid K. AUcv : Trcas- 
uwv. Cluirk's V. Koliiiison. 

Directors were : lolin R. McL'rillis. Iklward R. Alky. I'klwardC 
Marsli. Francis C Curtis, l-^clw in L. I'crrv, janics F. l>arr\ . Waller .S. 
(ioss. Charles V. Robinson. Sidney A. Brij^liani. 1-^ank l)ean. Oeorge H. 
l)ri''ham. Ferrence Mc(iuire and lliram \\\ l'a\ . 



:> 






:1T=I: 



MIM r 



& a 



^-:.-:;±t=^i^^ip 



b--^^--^— i^^F- 



■• lohn ISrown's body lies niouldcriuii' in the i^raxc — 
His soul croes march iiiij;- on.'" 



F\er\()ne max read the sior\ ol the John l>ro\\n Bell, told In James 
\F (ileason and Lxsander P. Parker, and so interestinj^ly re\ised by Past 
Commander \\'illiam A. SprinL;er in the little booklet published by direc- 
tion of fohn A. Raw lins Post F"). in which it tells of the Company 
receivinjj; orders to <4'o to Harper's Ferr\-. and on arri\ iivj,- on historic 
;4round and looking- for sou\enirs and rindin^i; that others had been there 
before them who had appropriated e\ervthin<j; of \alue. they finally 
decided to take the bell from the old engine house where John Brown 
foui^ht his last ti.uht for the liberation of the sla\es, and send it home to 
^Flrlborou;4"h. 

After receix inu" lU'rmission from the War Department to ap]:)i-opriate 
the bell, it was l^oxed and placed on a canal boat and finally landed at 
Williamsport Fock. where the reuiment remained all winter. k)ein<4- 
unable to ship their treasure to Marlborough, they bargained with Mrs. 
Sn\(ler. who had baked the bread for the comjiauN. to care for the bell 
until called for. and the\ marched awa\ . lea\ ing it l)uried there for thirty 
\ears. ()nl\ nine of •• the l)ovs" were left of those who were interested 
in ])rociu-ing this historic sou\t-nii-. In f.s'.i2 this wonderful bell was 
found and brought under dramatic circumstances to ^Firlborough and 
hung abo\ e the entrance to Grand Army Building, where it tolls the 
knell of de|)arted comrades and bi-ighteiis the hearts of the li\ing battle- 
scarred \ eterans marchin''- to its ring on testixe occasions. 



Past Commanders of John A. Rawlins l^)ST 43. 

(iK\N|) Ak.MX 01 UIM RkIH lU.IC. 

Charles !■". Morsf. jannarv, 186S. tojannary. \'S(n) 

Lvsantlcr P. Parker, januai-y. 1869. to July. 1S69 

Janics L. Stone, .b'b ■ i^^'''9- '" .h'b • ^^1'^ 



6i 



Lhark'N F. Morse, 
luimumi C. \\'hitnc\ 
William 8. Frost. 
Sidney A. Hriiihani. 
Ambrose M. Page. 
Edward C. Marsh. 
John R. MeCriilis, 
William .V. Alley. 
Walter S. Goss, 
Francis C. Curtis. 
Charles Adams, 
Henry Parsons. 
George II. IJrigham, 
Lafayette Stickney, 
Joseph W. Barnes, 
Frank Bean, 
Edward B. Jones, 
Richard Kelleher, 
Isaac M. Dow, 
Charles II. Albee. 
James F. Barr\-. 
George Balcoin, 
Charles F. Robinson 
James M. Gleason. 
John S. Fa\-. 
^\'illiam A. Springei' 
Charles A. Warren. 



Jul\ . 1870. to July 
July. 1S71. to Januar\ 



|anuar\-. 1S7 



to lanua.M- 



1885-1886- 



1905- 
1907- 



1 87 1 
1S78 
1880 
i88i 
iS8j 
-1SS4 
-1 888 
1887 
1 889 
1890 
1S91 
189^ 

1S9.3 
1894 
1S95 
1896 
1897 
189S 
1899 
1900 
1901 
1 90 J 

1904 
1906 
1908 
1909 



Okfic'kks kok 1910. 



Connnander. 

Senior \'ice Cf^mmandi 

Junior \'ice Commantle 

Surgeon. 

Adjutant, 

Qiiartermaster, 

Chaplain. 

Officer of Day. . 

Officer of Guard. 

Sergeant Major. 

(.^lartermasterSergeant . 



George S. Parker 

Walter S. Goss 

B. Frank Ilatstat 

1 lenr\- K. Steward 

Eugene Moore 

William M. Hamilton 

Charles Adams 

Charles F. Robinson 

Lafayette Stickney 

Lysander P. Parker 

Geortre II. Briirliani 



62 



CHAPTER IV. 




MARMU)R()l(;il IIICtII SCHOOL TUILDIXG. 



"(iod of our t;illaT>. who wast with thciu when they w oiithuir frcc- 
tlom, and through whom wr hrar Thy warning- that wc imist safc^-uard 
our Hhrrtifs with institutions and puldic cnli^lUcnment. w r conic to Thcc 
w itli this fair temple of education that\veha\e erected: and as an otierinj^- 
we would lift it to Thee, and would feel that Thy lilessin^^ rests o\er it all." 
vSo praved Rew l*]. F. IIa\-ward at the opening and dedication of the ahoxe 
new Marlhorough High School iiuilding vSeptemher 10, l.S'.LS. It was IS'.IT 
under Charles I.. IJartlett. Maxor of our City that ap]:)ointment of Com- 
mittee was made to procure ])lans. erect and complete a new High v^chool 
building. Committee : Charles L. IJartlett, Ma\<)r; .\ldermen Austin 



63 

B. Howe, Edward F. Brown; Councilman J;uiu'.s AIcAuslan. Frank T. 
Meao-her; Scliool Coniniittcc Jolin !•:. .Sava<;v, James T. Murphv. lulv 
1(3, a contract for superstructure was signed. In l-S'j.s Eugene G. Iloitt 
Mayor, with the above committee had the entire charge of the work until 
the completion of the huildino-. The architect was Charles Ed-ar Barnes of 
Boston, and the builders J.E. W' arren & Co. No location in ^hirlbonnigh 
could have been more appropriate andsatisfactorythan this central site occu- 
pied so many years by the historic Iniildin^^s of time past. The appropria- 
tion, $(i.j,000, for this buildino- was expended with greatest possible advan- 
tage, and great credit is due to those with whom this task was entrusted. 
At the dedication of the new l)uilding in its Assembh hall, there were 
present a large gathering of representati\e citizens, former teachers and 
graduates of the school. The program consisted of addresses, and music by 
the Marlborough band. In deli\ ering the keys to the City, chairman James 
McAuslin concluded by ^'May the doors e\er be open to those seeking 
knowledge." Mayor Eugene G. Lloitt in his acceptance of the keys said 
"I trust that the memory of your committee will remain in the minds of 
the citizens of Marlborough." John C. Murphy chairman of the .School 
Committee accepting the keys from the Mayor said ''The same spirit 
which founded Ilarxard College, even amid the pri\ati()ns and struggles 
of the early colony and erected a school house on e\er\- hillto]) in New- 
England is alive among us yet. and I sincerely trust it will c\ er remain 
so. It is no sport of fortune that makes Mexico, with its mar\elous min- 
eral wealth, poor, and New England, with its granite and ice, rich. It 
IS n(j chance that compels the elements in one countr\- to become subser- 
vient to the wants of man and in another allows them to spnvt and idlv 
run to waste. It is education that makes the dilTereiice, it begets enter- 
prise and imincilile courage, and in the end attains that which e\erv 

nation and indi\ idual is stri\ ing for success. This is a beautiful 

structure strong and symmetrical: you ha\e e\erv reason to feel pvnud of 
the art which conceixed it. of the skill which ]X'rfected it and the 
generosity which made it ])ossible to realize it. I>ut w ithin its walls we 
hope to accomplish the greatest work of all : from its portals we ho]:ie to 
see go toitli strong and symmetrical young men and voun^- women. 
These keys will open to them the doors to scientilic. classical and worldly 
knowledge, the knowledge which w ill make them intelligent Noimg men 
and women, and abo\e all. the knowledge which will make them lo\al. 
iaithtul and ui)right citizens of ,,ur Commonwealth. Mav the good 
accomplished in this building be so apparent as to act as an incenti\e to 
call forth the best efforts of those who follow us: to help along and foster 
e\-erythiiig that tends to the educational achancement of our citx." 



64 

Iu(lii;c McDonald in liis address said : " Totlax wc drdicatc- tliis 
tfniplc of kno\vk'd;j,X'. I UdtT its dome the cause ot education will recei\f 
new ini]:)etus. Throui^h its portals will jiass hundreds of the Nouth of the 
city ; some to hi;j:;her academic altitudes, some to immediateh" take their 
places in the tlrinLj line of life's battle. Generations w ill pass awa\ : the 
walls of this edifice in time w ill crumltle to dust, but the loft\ ]:)ur])ose 
and enlightened public sentiment which inspired its erection w ill li\e in 
the annals of public e\ ents, while the ci\ il and social institutions which 
we lo\ e and re\ere, shall endure. " 

Hon. Frank A. Mill, vSecretar\ of the l^oard of Education, congratu- 
lated the city on completion of the beautiful buildin<^, sa\ ini;' : " IJuilt as 
it is by the people, with the money oi the people, for the children of the 
people, it is fittinp; that the people should assemble this afternoon, look 
it over and pronounce it ;j,()od. " 

It was in l.SdO that the old Ilij^^h school house (now called Center 
school and moyed down to the left of its present successor) was erected 
at the cost of $8,600. This oj^ened an important cha]:)ter in the histor\ 
of the schools of Marlborough. The new school house at this time, with 
the exception of the churches, was the most pretentious edifice in tow n. 
Following- are the names of the ]:)rincij>als of the Marlborough Hi.u'h 
scliool : 

O. W. Albee, l-SCO. F. Z. (iamwell. ISCI. 

J. F. Claflin remained imtil the second term in l.sii:^ when he- 
resigned to enlist in the Fifth Regiment of Massachusetts \'olunteers. 
After a short time, during which Mrs. ClaHin acceptabU filled the place. 
^liss Xeal. assistant of the school, assumed sole charge until the close of 
the \ear. 

Ira (i. Iloitt, l.S(;;;-l,S(;i. Abner II. I)a\is, bSCl. Miss L. R, 
Draper. ISOl. Messrs. \'ose. Ingersol. Miss IIa})good, Mrs. Woods. 
Miss G. King. isC,:,. A. (i. \\"en/el, l.SCC, to bsTO. i:. A. White. isTlt. 
Mr. Cross. 

From 1S72 to l.SS,") there were but two principals. Messrs. Hiram 
Tuell and Albert (i. Fisher. 

From l-S.S.') to the close of the \ear IS'.K), the school was in charge 
of Messrs. F. D. M. Dunn. W. 1). Ferguson, (t. F. Jewett. (ieorge H. 
Rockwell, Henry H. Kendall. The latter remained until the close ot 
l.Slll. P,. W. Tinker, l-Slfi. W. F. O'Connor, IS'.II. (k-orge W. 
Morris I'.MIS-l'.llO. 

In ls7."( the stud\ of music was introduced in the schools in low n 
under the direction of Mr. l'\ W. Rile\ . who was >ucceeded b\ Miss 
Nellie Dee. and in I'.M)! bv Mr. ). A. Millinuton. 



65 

In iss;', the t<i\\ii authorized the ein]il(>\ ment nf a su]:)frinten(lfnt of 
schools — Mr. (;. T. Fletcher. issi-r.-C; l.ssy. Mr. II. R. Roth: 1S!);3, 
Mr. ). !•:. liiirke: is'Jl. Mr. 15. W. Tinker: ls'.)7. Mr. |. A. Pitman: 
I'.IOC, Mr. (). A. Morton. 

'I'he Iliuh school has recei\ ed \arioiis uit'ls. anion^- which from 
Deacon l)a\i(l 15. (ioodale was a collection of classified minerals and 
metals with ^eolo^ical sjx'cimens suitable for practical stiid\- and illustra- 
tion; from Mrs. J.M. l-Mwards. a collection of fossils : from Miss Ilannali 
E. Bi;j,elow . SlOO in memor\(>f her sister. MissM. A. Bi^elow. a former 
teacher: from \arious graduates. \a!ual)le liooks, statues and pictmx's ; 
a collection of tine ]:)ictiu-es through tiie efforts of and selected 1)\ a com- 
mittee of the TuesikiN Cluh and ])iu\-hased 1)\ Lienend town subscription, 
and from \arious tow nsmen additional ]:)aintin^s ;uul pictiu^es. Inchidino- 
our Ili^h there are ei^'ht puldic school binldin^s in MarlborouL;!! in which 
the total lunnlier of teachers is 7."i. 

Total memliership of ])upils. 'il.')!. 

Total expenditure tor sahiries and all school purposes in our city, 
$(12, ;t 12.. SI (I'.KI'.I.) 

Scho(d Committee for I'.ilO: 

J. j. .Shau^hnessN . Mas or,' c.v-r^^/V/^;, 
James (3, IJailey. Carroll A. E.^an, 

William H. Mm-phy, Louis F. Farley, 

D. Howard Fletcher, F. Howard Ijrow ii. 

Chairman, h^lmer D.'Howe. 

Superintendent of .'-Schools and .Sc'cretar\- of School Committee, O. 
A Morton. 

Messen;j,er, Triiant',( )thcer and Clerk, [ohn I-]. Sa\a'j,e. 

EVENING vSCHOOLS. 

Qiiotin;^- Attcjrney Raoid H. IJeaudreau : "The educational f;icilities 
of the City of Marlborounh ha\ e not oidy been coniined to tlie voim_<^er 
generation of American born children, but ha\ e been extended for the 
developmnent of the foreign po])idatioii as well. 

•'On Monday, Decembers. IS'.M). the School Committee of the Citv of 
^Marlborough \-oted to estalilish an e\ ening school in accordance with a 
petition of Placide l^oudreau, et als., to be located in the \\'est Milage 
of Marlborough, and the details relatixe to the necessary arrangements 
were left in ch:irge of the committee consisting of Messrs. William L. 
Morse, Charles Fa\reau and vSuperintendent H. R. Roth. 

"Accordingly, the tirst exening school was opened in the building now 



66 



occupied by the lieir^ of Josrph Lattim ille. ')L'."> Lincoln street/ Siihse- 
ciuentK it was traii-^t'errcd to Ik'audrcau's lilock on the same street, and in 
the next vear a l)ranch was opened in Soulh .Street school. In the 
followiiiL;- year, the scliool \\as tiaiistcred to Kerry's Hall, where it re- 
mained until it was permanently located in Centre vSchool. 

"The hrst iirinci]xd of the e\eninL!,- school w as Mr. Xaj^oleon IJoyer, 
\vho was succeeded by Mr. E. Humbert. Mr. Richard J. Mullins. Mr. 
James P. ColHns. Mr. Cieoroe vS. Ilaskill. Mr. William D.Doyle. Dr. 
William S. ( )'r>rien. Attorne\ Raoul H . Ueaudreau. Mr. (Jodfroi Urouil- 
lette, and Mr, John ]>. Rice. 

"The primar\ object of the school was to educate the foreign popula- 
tion. thereb\ materialh- assisting' them to become naturilized citizens of 
this countrx . In that respect, it has performed a nolde scr\ ice. for many 
of our naturalized citizens can place theii- success to our e\enin;_;- schools. 

"vStatutes of Massachussets compellinLi,- the illiterate minors to attend 
the e\enini4- schixiK before the\- can olitain em]iloyment in mercantile 
establishments, has also contributed to the material growth of the e\ening 
schools, and undei' the Ni^ilance of our school committee, it has fostered 
a desire amongst oiu" forei;4'n j^opulation. not only to l>ecome naturalized 
citizens, but to cidtixate the seed of .\merican education." 




Till-: OLD ACAI)^:M^■. 



:=^: 



:^- 



^i 



" School days, school days, dear old i^olden rule days." 



The old academy is, perhaps, one of the best renieinl)ered landmarks 
of ^Iarll)or()UL;h. and it would not ha\ e been inappro])riate to place the 
square and com]:)ass (hrectly o\ er the al^tove picture. In 1.S24: petition liy 
Abraham (jates and others was made to the Grand Lod^e of Freemasons 
of Massachusetts for a charter, and the J^od^e of I'nited l>rethren was 
instituted on AjM-il I's. ].s-_'."). At ten o'clock on that dav the Masons 
asseml)k'd in the Unitarian Church and were acklressed h\ Rw. vSeth 
Alden. the pastor, who was a memlier of Fredoiiia LodL^e. I'liev then 
marched to .Spring- Hill Meetini,;- IIousu, where the Lod^e was instituted 
in chie and ancient form, after which lhe\- repaired to a tent ])itched in 
the rear of Dea. John E. Curtis" residence, where (hnner was ser\ ed liy 
Col. ,Sulli\-an Idiayer, landlord of the l>rick Taxern, now the residence 
of Dr. Charles L. Cutler, Jr. 

The Lod;j,e had some times met in an upper room in the Hrick Ta\- 
ern, sometimes in the I'esidence of vS\l\ester Bucklin, which stood on 
Maple Street betore it was remo\ ed to Main vStreet. and at the hoiTies of 
other memlters. ^\t one time it met in the upper stor\- of Dea. Curtis' 
shop. Corner of Maple and Main Streets. Needing a suitalile hall and 
academy for the education of the voun;j,-. the leadin;^ citizens and Free- 
masons consultetl to^'ether. with the re>ult that ]X'rmission was L;i\en to 
erect an academy on the old Meeting" House Common, where now stands 
our present Fli.u'h .School Building'. 

Prior to this meetin;j,- a ])aper had been circulated wliich proxided 
sidiscriptions for shares in a buildin;j,- fund. This stock was taken by 
thirty-tix e men. vSilas ( iates took the most shares, four, he and his son 
Abraham each contributing- $!,( )()(). and in their honor the building was 
called Gates ^Vcademw The corner stone was laitl with Alasonic honors, 
August .■)(), ISl^T. antl on the stone was deposited a paper, of which the 
followino- is a transcript : ••On this .".0th dav of Augirst, 1.S27. was laid 
the foundation stone on which is to be erected a building to be dexoted 
to the promotion of literatinx', science, moral \irtue, and the ancient order 
of Masonry. I)\- the liberalit\ of a nvnnber of indi\ iduals of the town of 
Marlborough, in which there are three churches, the ministers of which 
are Re\-. Syhester F. Bucklin, Rey, Seth Alden and Rev. Joseph E. 
Merrill; ten school districts, and two thousand inhabitants." 



6<S 



The bviildiiiL:,'. or at Irast iIr- Masonic ])art of it. was c<)ni])Ictecl in 
the winter or spring- follow in^-. The furnishin;^- ot the Lod^e was done 
h\ vSanuiel Chi]:)nian. father of )ohn. a cabinet maker, whose hill, under 
date of October "J;'>. lS"i-l. I'eads : •• l"or making one larL:,e and two small 
pedestals, altar. hallot-l)ox. and two rods, also nails, etc.. $-J(l.;i(l." This 
was shorth' after the charter was \ote<l 1)\ the (irand Lod^e. and shows 
tliat the Lod«^e must ha\ e had its headcjuarters at that time. The furni- 
tm-e was taken to the new hall and held until the Lod^^e <4"a\ e up in 1<S;34, 
when it succumbed for \ears to the anti-Masonic storm which sw e]:)t ()\er 
the countrw The old Masonic Hall and (iates Academ\' was sold at 
auction in ISC.O. to make place for the now called Centre School Huild- 
in;^-, which at that time was the new liiuh School, and the old academy 
is now a tenement house, located at the rear of the Dr. Campbell resi- 
dence, corner ot \\'ashinL;ton and Prospect .Streets. 




L'MN'KRSALIS'r ClIl'RCII IX KARIJKR DA^'S. 



In liarbc-r's llistorical Collections, one leads undei Marlborou^'h : 
" Theie are lour churches — one Restoiat ionist. one ()rthodox. one I ni- 
versalist and oiu' Methodist — and an Academ\ . Feltoin ille \ illa^e in 
this tow II is about three miles north." At this time the earliest Cni\ er- 



69 

salist church, erected and dcchcatcd in 1.S2'.) — Re^■. Sebastian Streeter 
pi-eachiiiL;' the sei-in(»n — stood on the corner of Ames Place and Main 
Street. 'I'he society was orj^anizetl al)out l.sls. The iirst standino- coin- 
niittee of w liich there is any reconl consistetl of Messrs. Willard Newton, 
Truman vStowe. Henry Wood. Ahel Rice and William Whitney, althouo-h 
thei-e must ha\e lieen others l)efore this. 'Jdic earliest church was 
hurned al)out LSI,"). It was a j^reat l>lo\\ to the societ\ and several )-ears 
cla])sc-d before it reco\ ered. .Some time in the fifties the Re\-. Sylvanus 
'Cobb and his estimable wife, who was also a preacher, came to Marlbo- 
rough and L;athered the discou raided congregation to^i^ether. l'he\- were 
followed l)y the Re\ . William A. Start, under whose direction and zeal 
was l)uilt the aI)o\e pictin-etl edifice on Main Street, which has been 
remodelled and the first floor rented for Inisiness purposes. At the pres- 
ent time a united conj^rej^ation and a strong- workino- Simday school exist 
xifter lon;^- \ears of changes and \icissittules. 
I"(dlo\\ int4- are the names of pastors; 
Re\. Mv. Killuni Re\ . Lorenza llayiies 

Rev. Mr. l^"reizc Rev. JuTiies K. Taylor 

Rev. Thomas J. Greenwood Re\ . William F. Dusseault 

Rev. Sylvanus Cobb Rev. Frank S. Rice 

Rev. William A. Start Re^ . Arthur A. Blair 

Rev. Simon Taylor Aklrich Re\-. Mabel McCov Irwin 

Re\-. J. Ilatton Weeks Rev. Frank S. Thomson 

Rev. Ada C. IJowles Rev. R. 1). \'anTassel 

Rev. Nellie Mann Opdale 



The old Town Hall was built in |.S(i'.) at a cost of ,S,S7,000 and was 
remodeled at an expense of 5;(;, ()()(). 

On the first Hoor was the i'ublic Town Library, roc^ms for the 
Assessors and Selectmen, the Postotfice, the People's National Bank, M. 
IL Nolan's and J. N. Hammond's stores. The hall in emergency would 
hold 2.000 people. 

On the second Hoor the Board of Engineers of Fire Department and 
Overseers of the Poor had rooms ; the Marlborougli Light Infantrv Co. F, 
M. V. M., Captain A. M. Page, had its armory over the Selectmen'.s 
rooms off the main hall, w hich was used for drilling. 

The basement was utilized as police headquarters, prisoners' cells, 
etc., adjoining which was court room in which Judge Nahum Wltherbee, 
[superintendent of the Town Hall, who probalily held and ably filled 



o 



more offices in town, church and vSratc than any other man] hehl frequent 
reception. 




THE OLD roWX HALL. 



In the Iniscmcnl \\a^ aKo the uiarkcl dI' 1". C and II. C Curtis, the 
senior partner ot which tirni \\a- surxixor of Lildn and Andersonx ille 
prisons. The l)ell w a- the -i It of v^anuicd Hoyd. ICsq.. in LsC.'.), Injthe 
mansard roof were the (i. A. R. ht_ad(iuaiter^ ;4i\i.n to the Post free of 
rent. Tliis Town Hall was destro\ed In lire Decendier 'JTith, l'.M)2. 

It was in IT'.i'.t that the Marlhoroii-h I'ostothce was estahlished. 
Pre\ ions to that time Worcester w a^ the nearest place w here Nhndhorouj^h 
coiihl receixe her mail. Mr. Joseph Hrii^ham was the first postmaster in 
jMarlhoroup;h. lie kept the office in the IIemen\\a\ house, No. 47 East 
iVhiin street, and was succeeded by Doctor Ilildreth w ho resided and kept 
the office in the house just hehiw the now Doctor L'utler residence. The 
latter place was then the Prick Tavern kept l)y Mr. Thayer, who also 
was postmaster for a time, and kept the office in his tavern. Adolphus 



7^ 

Parmenter was also j^ostmastcr. lie kc]it the office in or near the 
Thaver ta\eni. John CottiiiL;- was postmaster for se\eral \ears. His 
son, John F, L'otlin;^-. managed the othce lor his father at first in the 
builcUng- known as Fairl»anks store. Al^out isLs. he mo\e(l it into wliat 
was then the IJrick store, [tlie first hriek store in the town and bnilt by 
Re^•, !Svl\ester F. lUicklin.] There it was ke])t for sexeral years. Mr. 
Cottino- was siicceedetl In' Charles ^[. Howe as postmaster. lie took the 
office out of the IJrick store and fitted up a room for it in the huildiiv^' 
that stood where h^xchan^v ikiildiny- or the Russcdl Hotel now stands. 
?slr. Howe held' the office hut a short time, and was succeeded by Samuel 
Chipman. who kept the office in the room fitted u]) by Mr. Howe. 

The next postmaster was Joseph C. L'ottini;-, the father of our 
Librarian, Miss ,S;irah Cottin;^', and he mo\ed the ofhce into what was 
then the I)o\(l A: Core\ new buildiuLi,-. which stood where Corey IJuildin.i^' 
now stands. b'^^^-'pb C'ottin^- was appointed postmaster Xoxember 10. 
l.S.")2, and died in office in \S{;2. lioUis LoriiiL;' was appointed his suc- 
cessor. The latter mo\ed the office into the then Marlboroui^h IMock 
and kept it there until a new buildinn' was erected on the west end of 
A\'hat is now the Cit\ Hall lot. into which he mo\ed the office and kept 
it there until his death in \Si',:,. He was the last jiredecessor ot our 
present hio-hlv respected citi/en. Postmaster John ,S. l-\iy. who took 
char^v of the office in the last mentioned l)uil(linLi' on June S. ISIi.'). 

In ISS'.). to make room for the new Town Hall, t he 1 luildin^ \\ as 
mo\ed (bnvn ]Main street on to the lot now co\ered In IJurke's Plock. 
]Mr. Fav ke]:)t the office in the building- while it was lieini;- mo\ed and 
until Jul\- 4, !.S7(). when lie mo\ed it into the new Town Hall l)uildin^- 
and kept it there imtil Septeud)er l."i. 1S'.'2. when he mo\ed into the 
present location. ( irand Arm\- lUiildin^. To Mr. Viw we are iiick'bted 
for information in reL;'ard to the postoffice. 

John .S. l'\iy was born in ik'rlin. Mass.. Isjo. ;md is of the 7th 
generation from John l"a\- who embarked on the Speedwell. He has 
resided in Marlboi-ouLi'li continuousU since bS-ls. enlist in^;- lN(;i in Co. F, 
13th Regt.. Mass. \'ols.. and \\as in ser\ ice with his company until 
April, isd;;. At that time beinn' in action near l'"redericksburL;'. he 
recei\ed wounds from a sliell fired from the Confederate ranks that cost 
him his ri^ht arm and lei^. He was at this time holdin;4" the rank of 
Sergeant. vSix weeks later, while in the field hos]:)ital. he was ca]itured 
by the Confederates and coiffi'ned in Libb\ prison at Richmond. He was 
later ]:)aroled and sent to Anna]iolis from where he was dischar';ed. He 
reached his home in ( )ctober of that \ear. the most cri])pled and muti- 



/ - 

lated of all the sur\i\i>rs of the n;;i men Mai-lhoroip^h sriU into the ser- 
\icc of the g()\ eniineiit during the ;4i-eat stni^^^le for the ])i-e>ei-\ ation of 
the Union. 

Mr. John v*^. Tax was a])])ointecl Postmaster of Ahn-l])orouii,h by 
I'resitlent Andrew loiuison isi;."). and In successi\e appointments he has 
held the oitice e\ er since, not onl\ l)ecause he is a \eteran of the war and 
has made a sacrilice which entitles him to the admiration of all. Imt on 
account of his \ er\ etli dent ser\ice in his l;-o\ ermcnt position. He mar- 
ried the late Lizzie In^'alls. 'Idieii- son, l''rederick II. Pay. [he was 
o-raduated at Institute of Technolo^ii,}- and later took his decree of Master 
-of vScience. holdin::;- hi<j;h position as dcsioiier of bridges and general 
structure work in otfice of Cit\ h^nj^ineer of Poston]. m. Clara Potter of 
^^uinc\-. Illinois: three children li\in^': Peatrice, Mildred and Porotlu'. 




MARLliOKOl (,II L-\'[\ IIAI.I.. 
The al)o\ e ai-chitecturall\ tine Innldiu'' was erected in P.MI."i-C), and 



dedicated fuh Hi. I'.MH;. TIk' ex]:)i-nsc, not iiicludiiiL:,' the land, was 
$'.).'), OlMi. TIr' architects. Allen. L'olk-ns c\; iJerrx . of Uoston. The 
InnUler, Idionias 1*. Ilurle\. ot Mai'll loroii^^h. The clock was presented 
to the cit\ 1>\' Mr. \\ inslow M. Warren. 

Xanie^ ot the Cit\ Ilall Uuildin^^" L'oniinissioii are as follows; 
Frederick R. .'-^. Mildon. Charles W. Cuinis. Thomas l'\ L'are\, Rufiis 
(). Clark. Charles F. McCarthy. Jolin !•:. Donahue. Stilhnan P. Wood. 
Benjamin W. [ohnson. Moisc Sas\ ille. |i-.. lolin A. ()A'onnell. Michael 
Burke. Charles l-^a\ I'eau. John P. IJrown. Walter I). Le])]X'|-. Charles 
F. llolyoke. 

The InnldiuLi, contains the follow in^- oliices : 

IJascment — .Street Department. .Scaler of Weights and Measures, 
Poor 1 )epartment. 

First Floor — Ahiyoi". Auditoi-. Cit\ Clerk, d'reasurer. Watei' Com- 
missioners. Assessors. Collectoi" ot Taxes. 

.Second Floor — Aldermen and Council Chaudiei-s. Cit\' .Solicitor, 
Connnittee Room. Ficeiise Connnissioners. 

Thii-d I'door — (ialleries. h^n^ineers of Fire Department. Board of 
Health. 




■I1II-: MAJOR 1IK^R^• rick iioise. 

This was the home of the famil\- of Noah Rice who had married 



74 




'rill'. MAioR lll',\R^■ RICI-; im wo. 



S;ii-;ili CaziU'au ot' Uovtoii. and w licii sIr- die-d lir inarrird Mr--. Hannah 
PallV\ Cole of tlu' vanic cit\ . lie \\a> a t;ra<Uialf of 1 Iar\ aid L'oUciic and 
wlK-n he died he left his children In- laru'e landed e-iate. The oldest son 
Maj. I lem-v Rice wa- then a merchant in Uoston. 1 lis sister ."^arah married 
ileman Sea\ er well known in Marlhorou-h as --Master ,^ea\er" and they 
then came here with their children to reside. Master Sea\er was tor 
se\eral vears Town Clerk and ])osted and cried intentions ot' marriage in 
the meetin-hou-e-. .\tterlleman Sea\ er died. Nhij. Henry would come 
two or three times ;i week to o\ ersce the work on the farm. The house 
was a heaiilil'ul imjiosin;,;- old homestead siandinL;- iij^on the hill once slojMn^- 
down in ^racefid terraces making- a land mai-k ol aristocratic I>earin<^- and 
furnished, thc\ sa\ , as no other at that t ime in Marlli()r()u;j;h. In distin- 



75 

guished suit of revolutionary time and fashion, knee lireeches adorned with 
buckles, lace on cuffs and shirt front, wig tied in cue, carrying his gold head- 
ed cane, he would lie dri\en in his carriage through the street of the town 
to the awe and admiration of the \oung and old. Xo article of furniture 
was too grand for this house, and one- da\- there came from Boston a beau- 
tiful rosewood an'd mahogan\', brass inlaid, six legged spinnet u'ithin 
whose drawers weremanv sweet old tiuie song sheets of *'l>onnie Doon," 
"Last Rose of Summer" and ••Jamie's gone to sea." ^'ears ago the estate 
fell to Mr. Samuel Uoyd who annexed the liouse to the l)rick house he had 
luiilt and called ••Rice" after the Major, the ([uaint old time gentleman oi 
note. All can easily renuMnber the Hotel in this house as carried on by the 
late warm hearted and generous little lad\ West a\ei-ilable Mrs. \'incent 
the belo\-ed actress ofJjoston. in looks and kindl\- tleeds. (Mrs. West was 
the mother of Marian who married Mr. b)hn M. Carpenter, a j^rosperous 
cb^thing merhant of Marlborough. d'he\- ha\e two sons Seth P. and 
John F. ) 




ii: HOUSE OF iiexry ijarnes. tiik lo\.\eis'i-. where 

NOW STANDS THE CITY CENTRAL EIRE STATION. 



This was the home of llenrx Rarnes the Lo\alist who came from 
Boston and built this house in \li\:\. P)ancroft stated the Coggswell house 
to be the cddesi in Marlborough l)ut this cannot be correct according 



to the (laic of buil(liii<i. Ilenrv IJarncs \va- a man of note, of wealth 
antl enterprise, not a member of the Marlhoroii^h family of that 
name, Init was one of 'the largest tax payers in the tow n and a fa\-orite 
of the loval j^oxernor who appointed him one of his jSlajesty's justice of 
the Peace for the count\ of Middlesex in 17<")(;. lie kept a store and 
■'Miianufacturetl cider spirits." He was the owner of se\eral slaves one 
of whom ••Daphine" he left to Marlhorou;j,h. and she was supported from 
his estate.- At the breaking- out of the Rexolution he sided with the 
■enem\- and sheltered himself imder the j^rotection of the Kind's tro()ps. 

It was that time when (ieneral (iaj^e knew the Pro\ ince was making 
military ])re]iarations and had collected war like stores at Concord and 
Worcester, that Mr. Parnes sheltered some Pritish spies who barely es- 
caped with their li\ es. 

Eventualh- his lo}-alt\- to the oM regime compelled him to lea\etown, 
his property wa^ confiscated and he died in London bsOs at the age of 
■eighty-four. 

According to history, for some months before the open clash at 
Lexington and Concord the country ]:)e()ple were hostile to the British. 
In the winter of ITT.'t (general (Jage, desiring to obtain information 
regarding the reported collecting of arms and munitions and the activity 
of the militia, sent out othcers to reconnoitre the coimtry. 

One of these was h^nsign de Berniere, who with a companion, was 
sent to Worcester coimt\'. and who left an account of what hai:)pened U) 
him on the journe\-, with particidar reference to Marlborough where he 
made a halt. The month was February, the weather stormy and the 
roads bail. He says : 

" Nobody took the least notice of us until we arri\ ed within three 
miles of Marlborough (it was snowing hard all the while) when a horse- 
man o\ertook us and asked us whence we came. We said Irom \\ eston. 
He asked us if we li\ed there. We said no. He then asked irs where 
we resided, and as we found there was no exading his ([ueslions. we told 
him we lived in Boston. He then asked us where we were going. ^Ve 
told him to Marlborough, to see a friend, (as we intended to go to Mr. 
Barnes, a gentleman to whom we were recommended and a friend to 
government) . 

" He then asked us if we were in the army. We said no. but were 
a good deal alarmed at his asking us that ([uestion. He asked se\ eral 
rather impertinent questions, and then rode on for Marlborough, as we 
^supposed, to gi\e them intelligence there of our coming, for on our 
entering the town the people came out of their iiouses (though it snowed 



// 

and ])k'\\ \ LTV liard) to look at lis. In particular a hakcr asked Captain 
lirowii. • where are von .^oiny. master:' He answered. •()n to see ]\lr. 
l>arnes. " 

"W e proceeded to Mr. IJarnes" liouse. and on onr lie^innin^- to make 
an a])olo^v for taking- the lihert\- to make use of his house, and discover- 
ing to him that we were officers in disi_^-uise. he told us we neetl not be at 
the pains of telliuL;- him, that he knew our situation, that we were very 
well known (he was afraid) 1>\' the townspeople. 

'• We be_<4g^ed he would recommend .some taxern w here we should be 
safe. He told us we coidd be safe nowhere but in his house; that the 
town was \ ery \ iolenl and that we had been expected at Colonel 
Williams' Tavern the ni^iit before, where there had <^one a partv of 
libertv people to meet us. 

•• He suspected, and. indeed, had e\ ery reason to belie\e, that the 
horseman that met us and took such particular notice of me the morning 
we left Worcester w as the man w ho told them we shoukl be at Alarl- 
borouL;h the iii^ht before, but our takini.;- the Framin^iiam road when he 
had passed us decei\ed him. 

•* While we were talking- the peo])le were ^atherini; in groups in 
e\er\' part of the town. Mr. J3arnes asketl us who had spoken to us on 
our coming into the town. We told him a liaker. He seemed a little 
startled at that: told us he was a \ er}- mischie\-ous fellow, and that there 
was a deserter at his house. 

•• Captain Brown asked the man's name. He said it was .'-iawin ; 
that he had been a drummer. IJrown knew him too well as he was a 
man of his own companx and had not been gone abo\e a month, so we 
found we were discovered. 

" We asked ]Mr. Barnes if the\ did get us into their hands what thev 
would do with us. He did not seem to like to answer. We asked him 
again. He then said he knew the people \ er\ well ; that we might expect 
the worst of treatment from them, 

••Immediately after this Mr. Jjarnes was calletl out. He returned a 
little after and told us the doctor of the town Dr. Samuel Cmtis had come 
to tell him he was come to sup with him. Xow this fellow had not been 
within Mr. Barnes' doors for two vears before, and came now for no 
other business than to betrav us. 

^'Barnes told him he had company and could not ha\e the pleasui^e 
of attending him that night. I'pon this the fellow stared about the house 
and asked one of ]Mr. i^arnes' children who her father had got with him. 
The child innocently answered that she had asked her papa, but he told 



78 

liei" it was not her business. Ik- tlien went. I sui:)p<)se to tell the rest of 
his crew. 

"When we found we were in that situation we resolved to lie down 
for two or three hours and set off at twelve o'clock at nii^ht. So we <4()t 
some supper on the table and were just be^innin<; to eat when Barnes, 
who had been makin;^ incjuirv of his ser\ants, fountl they intended to at- 
tack us. and then he told us piainb he was \ery uneasy for us. that we 
could be no longer in safet\- in that town, upon w hich we resohed to set 
off inimediatelv. and asked Mr. Uarnes if there was no road about the 
town so that we niioht not be seen. 

"He took us out of his house b\- the stables and directed us to a by- 
road, which was to lead us a quarter of a mile from the town. 

"It snowed and blew as much as ever I'saw it in my life. llowexer 
we walked prettv fast, fearing- we should be pursued. At first we felt 
very much fatigued ha\ ing been not more than twent\ minutes at Mr. 
Barnes to refresh oursehes. and the roatls. if possible, were worse than 
when we came: Inil in a little time after, it wore off. and we got away 
without being pursued, as far as the hilb that connnand the causeway at 
Sudbury and went into a little wood, where we ate a bit of liread we took 
from Mr. Barnes' and ate a little snow to wash it down."' 

The horseman who overtook Ca]:)tain Hrow n and ILnsign Uerniere at 
a point "three miles from Marlborough" was Captain Timotlu' IJigelow, 
of Worcester, of Re\olutionar\ memorx. The "Colonel \\'illiams" 
refered to was Colonel Abraham Williams, of the Thirtl regiment of 
Middlesex and Worcester Alilitia. 

Air. \\'illiam Coggswell. an opulent merchant, coming here from 
Boston about 177'). bought the place and li\ed here for some time. One 
of his daughters, ^Vbigal. marrietl .Samuel (iibboii antl another, L}(lia, 
married ]Micah vSherman. The place exentualh passed into the hands of 
Colonel E]:)hraim Howe, one of the wealthiest men of the town, who 
had resided near the oUl Winchester place which was burnt in 1<S()0. 
The boot and shoe manufactory of Colonel Ephraim Howe ^yas noted as 
a hi\e of industr\, it being the principal shop for furnishing custom work 
for the tow n's inhabitants, and was also the first where sale shoes ^ve^e 
made in this yicinity for the Boston market. The credit must be accorded 
to Colonel IIo\ye of first introducing the system of pegging instead of 
sewing the soles of boots and shoes to the up])er. 

Colonel Ilowe was peculiar in his manner and modes among his 
workmen, and the\ , of course, had their opinion of his method. One of 
the first rules laiil dow n and one of the most imperatixe was that tlie 



79 



ton^'uc-. all iiiortaN h>\v In use so well. imi--l he imitc diiriuL;' tlu' hours of 
labor, except to ohtaiii iutOnnation in i-e^anl to the WDi-k set hetOre 
them. ()ii one occasion when the work was pressin;^'. a sti'an^ie joiu"ne\- 
man was hired for the season to hel]) on the orders who wa^ not 
christened "The Silent. " and the sur|)rise of the Colonehna\ he iniaL^incd 
when at the close of a da\'s lahor he saw the new hand jack his kit pre- 
pared to trani]-). with the laconic remark, much to the amusement of tlie 
l>o\s. that •• he had w oi'ked lon^' enough in a tomb. "" ^Vtter this episode 
the rule was somewhat ri'laxed and a broader license i^ixfii oi" pei"inission 
to communicate with each other. 

Colonel h^phraim llowe's popuIarit\ came not so much from his 
great abilities as trom his firmness ot charactei' and stern inte;4i"it\ . His 
fellow citizens knew whei'e to find him. and alter he had taken a ])osition 
he ne\er pr(_)\ ed hiithless. lie lixed at a time ol L;i'eat I'eligious excite- 
ment, he lieing one of the leadiiiL: I ni\ ersalisis when that sect was ^■erv 
obnoxious to the old standing order, and it made him man\' enemies 
am(.)ng those people who were not ]iersonall\' accjuainted with him. And 
because he would emphasize, when a little excited, w ith language neither 
polite nor wise, he was In >ome considered a \er\' w icked man. [Jut he 
himself thought otherw ise. for he was well grounded in the belief that a 
man who sometimes swore and meant no harm, was cpiite as good as a 
man w ho pra\'ed and meant no good. Those who knew him well bear 
willing testimon\ to his generous natiu'e and kindh impidses. and man\' 
were the instances related of him which go to show that his religion 
was based on good works and a desire to be alwa\s just. lie sincereU' 
sought the interests of Marlborough, his nati\e town, and held with 
pecidiar regard the welfare of the then Hotn'ishing l'ni\ ersalist .Society of 
which it ma\ be said he was one of its chief founders. 

(Quoting Deacon (ioodale: •• lie was of medium height, luiusualh 
;icti\e and eiuliu'ing. In character inde]:)endent. in speech (|uick and 
emphatic : as a soldier com"ageous and it need be desperate. 

.V short story Nvill best illustrate this part of his character. On the 
I'.lth of October. 17'Sl. Lord Cornwallis siu^rendered wilh his whole arm\' 
to Washington at \'orktown. ^\fter a time the militia was organized 
and had three grand da\ s. \ iz.. the •• May Training. '" the '• lirigade 
Muster" and the "Cornwallis." This last was not obligatorx' as the first 
two were. It was held in different towns \)\ arrangement. .Vtlached to 
this was a 1)od\" of Indians. impro\ised for the da\'. ]:)ainted and dressed, 
A\ ith stpiaws and papooses, all vuider a chief. The\ were arranged under 
two heads representing the two armies, IMie first part of the dav was 



8o 



spent in m;^•clnn^■ nnd countcrniarcliinLi; aftrr the tamotis dnminuTs. 
^Major Wheek-r and Aaron 'l\-ni]-)k-. with Dana r>ri;j,'hani as titer : John 
llohkai witli elarionet and Lnke I5rooks with l)n;j,le. The th-mns heat, 
the files tooteik the l)u,!4les thrilknU Meanw hik- the IncUans phiyed their 
hidicrons pranks, to tlie threat 'j^lvv of tlie hoys, yoiin^- and old. 

After (h'nner. all were marshalled to the L;-rand display of the linal 
encounter, a real •• Sham h'i^ht. '" All w ere armed like warriors w ith 
swortls. !4ims and tomahawks. Init without intent and hidlets. We hear 
the command and the tiring- he^'ins. Aho\ e the thunder and the clamor. 
we hear the war whoop and the trumpet, we see the rimnini;- and the 
rushing; of the soldiers, the slv crouching- of the sa\a<4-e. and the cool or 
terrihle ener^'N' of the officers in their hold and mi;j;hty work. It is a 
miniatiu'e hattle, a primar\- school of war. We know it is a sham : see 
no man^lin;^;. scalpin;j; or death, \ ct we cannot di\est oursehes of terror 
entirely. 

On this occasion as the tij^-ht !j,"re\\ close and spirited, hy some chance 
or foul pla\. Colonel Howe's sword was wrenched from his i;rasp and 
fell into the hands of the enenn . With a tire and resolution that would 
ha\e done honor to the ]iroudest hattle scene on record, he flimn- himself 
from the saddle and made a dash for his last eiisi^-n of authority and 
honor. Had this scene transpired at Waterloo or ( iettysliuri;-, such a 
personal charge would ha\e '' run^- roimd the world. '" And ol Colonel 
Howe it has lieen written: "He was a resolute, emphatic and hra\e 
man in the arena as was Le\ i IJi^elow in the caucus or town meetin<4-. 
Both were leaders. 

Colonel ICphraim Howe later on sold the Co;4;4sw ell place to Miss 
La\ inia Uruce. one of farmer Isaiah l^ruce's children. La\ inia was the 
onl\- child of that lar^e famiU who had remained unmarried, and ha\ ini;- 
a j^ood trade workin;4 from house to house as a tailoress, she ])urchased this 
place for herself and parents and had the satisfaction of smoothing" the life 
])ath of l>oth mother and father in their old a^e. After her parents died, 
she married I^henezer (iale, and after his death the widow (iale's place 
was for man\ \ears an old landmark in the \illaL;e. Here she lixetl to 
nearU ninet\' \ears of a<;-e, respected 1)\- all. After her death this place 
liccame the residence of the late Doctor Chamherlain. and in I'.MIS. the 
place was taken for cit\' purposes and the old landmark demolishetl. 



8i 



CHAPTER V. 




Ci:\ TRAL FIRE S'lW'l'K )X. FOLICl-: STATION. AND C(H"RT, 
DKDKATED AlCU'ST 7. 1909. 



Xo histoi'N of town or cit\ can Ir- comj^lctc without ^i\ iiil;' some 
account of tlic Fire I)e])artincnt. and all honorahk' mention should he 
made of the \arious Hre com])anies, the memhers of which year after \ear 
are e\"er found at their ])ost of dut\ . reach to risk life tor life and in 
interest of personal or ]:)ul)lic pro]iert\. 

Some time lietween the \ears l.s2.') and I .s;;(>, the project of ])rocuring- 
a fire entwine was started Iw a few indi\ iduals. hut tlie town would t^ive 
no ear to the j^rojiosition. In the \ear ls;>l, a man came into town with 
a Hre enj^ine to sell, which wa-^ an en;j,ine whose tuh was tilled on the 
old fashioned pA\\ and hucket s\\stem. This was a time for indi\idual 
effort. All felt that something;" ouL;ht to l)e done, luit no one seemed to 
he read\ to take the initiative, when Deacon S. \i. Phelps of the west 
\illa^■e, a man often in the \ er\ tirst ranks of pro;j;ressi\e nio\ements. 



drew u]) ;i pajx-'f. Iicadud [\\c li--l with S"J."i.(l(l and llicn caiTicd il arniiiul 
to othtT-. 'riir iX'sidt was that tlic ncccssarx S2.'>() was soon subscribed 
and the ciiniiH' liccanu- tlu' ])i"o]ic'i't\ ot a k'w iiidi\ iduals to 1)C' used tor 
tlie ]iulilic ^ood. 

In the \ear l.s."')l. anothi'r apjdication was made h\ individuals in the 
east N'iUa^e. Later. h\'lton\ ille purchased thenisehes an en;_iine In 
suhscription. l*"or sexeral \ears after this the sul)ject ot tire eu'^ines was 
occasionalh a^itati'd. E\erv tire was a practical art^uuient in their faxor. 
L'p to isl'.' the liri' dejxu'tnienl . such as it was. ha<ll)een whollx sustained 
h\- pri\ate indix iduals. All praise to those older men who contrilnited ot 
their means tor the ]>urchase ot the tirst eu'^ine. and all praise to those 
])ul>lic sj^jirited \(»un^■ men who ornanized and sustained a tire comjianv 
tor tuent\' \ears without one luill ot comj^eiisation Irom the town. 

At town meeting' ^hM■ch 1, ls!'.(, it was \ oted that the tow n purchase 
three tire engines, pr()\ided that each xilla^e wherein located would 
furnish a suitahle Iniildini;- for said en;j,ine and oldi^ate thenisehes to keep 
them properly manned for ten \ears. The town had now \oted to su]ipl\' 
the eiv^ines. hut it would not 'j;i> a step further. Indi\iduals must do the 
rest. Lambert Ui^eloNV, I'>s(|.. furnished the ti,'roun(l free of ex]:)ense for 
the house in the west piin, and the house was built b\ the subscriptions 
of indixiduals. In the east ])art. Li'l.U'-' Ames and S\ Lester Hucklin 
offered the use of tlieir land tree of expense so lon^- as Co. Xo. 1 mi^ht 
use it for said building'. h'rom this date there was nothing' on the town 
records, but those ot certain sums of mone\ pi\\i.\ out for Hre enj^ines, 
hose, repairs, etc. 

]une IN, LSI'.), according- to prexious notice, le^al \oters of the west 
part met with the purpose ot forming' an engine comjxun . Tlie meeting 
or<i;anize(L choosing- »S. R. Phelps, chairman, and (L Hutchinson, clerk. 
Chose a couimittee to draft a constitution and report at next meeting'. vS. 
R. Phelps, J. v*^. W'itherbee. LamV)ert Bis^elow . said coumiittee. \'oted 
the eni;-ine be named •• ( )kommakaniesit. " At a meeting- L"i<^' -•'• 
Lsl'.t. the\ chose Lewis T. l"r\e, foreman: W . W. Witherbee, assistant 
foreman: William Nhirse, 2d. clerk: hostauen. Ciiarles [). i)i;_;e]ow. 
Lvman \\ . Ilowe. John W. Lri^ham. (ieorLj^e V. liaxden. Charles 11. 
Bri^^iiam. (i. \\ . Loud. A. S. Lri^ham. Leander IJi'^elow. 

.So far ;is we can learn, the first list "of officers of Torrent Xo. I 
^\•ere : Foreman, .S. !•". Lucklin : 1st assistant forem;m, Hollis Lorint;': 
"id assistant forem;in. Samuel Loxd: clerk. loseph LoncI: tre;isurer. 
Anio.s Cutter. 

March S, l.s.");'>. a committee petitioned t he Le;4islature for a corporate 



organization ot'a Hrc department. In l.So."). a salar\' of 5o.OO a year to 
each tircnian was chccrfulK granted. Antl so from tlic time when the 
town wouhl not xote for a liouse and ^rud^inj^h' \ oted the eni^'ines, now" 
with scarceh' a show of opjiosition. the cit\' apj^rojiriates thousands of 
dollars to the fire de):)artnient. 

When came the sad news of the Ci\il War. the members of oiu^ fire 
companies were, as e\er. jirompt in (lut\" and conscientioiisl\- acti\'e in 
their patriotism, and the follow in;^- names of meml)ers who ser\etl in the 
War of the Rebellion went <in record. 



Torrent hlnuine L'omi:)an\ No. 1 : 



\V. \V. Wiflis. 
(jcrliui't (icntncr. 
L. P. Parker, 
y. II. Parker. 
.\. C. .Morrill. 
Jolin F. Klenert, 
George M. Cutliliert, 
Jolin F. Rose. 
George Smith, 
William B. Barnes. 
James M. Cjleason. 
Arthur Parker. 
Daniel Regan. 
Myron Baleoni. 
Sylvester Riee. 
John Qiiackenliusli. 
Thomas ()-Malley. 
George .\. I^righani. 
Charles I. Bennett. 
'rimoth\- Desmond. 
Ilenry A. Perry. 
George Balcom. 
William Taylor. 
M. F. Greenwood. 
Charles E. Blake. 
Charles A. Warren. 
James O'Donnell. 
E. R. Moulton. 
John W. I lomans. 
John C^iiigg, 
E. E. Wright, 
George Thomson. 
Allston Stetson, 



i;;tli Regiment Massaclnisetts \'olunteers 



i.nh 
9th 
Jd 
iJth 

in Xa\\ . on hoaixi Fi'igate Brookline. 
in Xa\v. on hoard Gunhoat Ino. 
SJth Regiment Massachusetts X'olunteen- 
in Xa\\'. on board Gunlioat Ino. 
in Xa\y. 
Sth Regiment Massachusetts X'okmteers. 



iTith Massachusetts Battery. 

Syth Regiment Massachusetts N'olunteer: 

in Xa\\'. 

Sth Regiment Massachusetts N'cjlunteers 



in Xa\\. 



From Okommakamesit liln^ine Company N( 



(ieorge X. Bridgewater 
Charles F. Witherbee 
Rufus Howe 
William Baker 
Frank J. Wood 
John M. Holt 
John M. Russell 
George Dean 
I I-enr\- O. Lawrence 



William R. Witherbee 
Henry Rice 
Smith J. Lee 
G. H. Harris 
Isaac G. Ma\ nard 
A. W. Russell 
Edwin Rice 
Dexter 1 linckley 
Edwin Pratt 



1 lerbert E. Putnam 
Parker Lawrence 
Charles H. Underwood 
Eugene L. Howe 
Thomas Livermore 
James II. Belser 
John H. Howe 
George A. Atkinson 
Benjamin F. Russell 



«4 



John S. Felton 
'W, Frank Brighani 
l'2(.hvard A. Brown 
Thomas M. Ex lev 
Sidney A. 15rii;ham 
Samviel S. Shaft nek 
Charles CiittinL;- 
Kdwin P. Miles 



I"21(.'a/er ( inert in 
J. K. Allen 
Frank Lorin^' 
Frank Bean 
John Berr\ 
John Fato'n (killed) 
Sanniel i:. Dndlev 
Austin 15. Lawrenee 
Charles S. Riih 



Fred Brigham 
Stillinan'P. Wood 
(jeorge S. Rnssell 
Ahelllastings 
Thomas Andrews 
Edward M. IIasting;s 
Thomas 1 1. Boggs 
lulwin (joodwin 




THE I'EEASANT STKEEl' lli^i-: S'lATION. No. j. 



'rite a]>(>\e luiildiiiL;' was erected on l*leas;mt sli'eet.. in the west part_ 
in IS'.I."), at an e\i)ense of $17jM)(). The hiiiUlin;^' cdnimittee were: 
Mayor W'illiani X. I)a\ en]:)i)rt : (inilford D. Marshall,, Chief Eiiij^iiieer 
of Fire I)e]xirtnient : Charles L. Hartlett.. John II.. Parker,. Edward J^ 
IMiinkett, l*"rederiek A. Pope. }ereniiah \\'.. liradlex .. 

The Central I'^ire vStation on Main street was erected in I'.lOi) at an 
expense of $.').■).(!( to. The building con:ijiiittee were:. ^ia\e)r Edward, 



«5 

F. l>r()\\n. Louis \. KichcT. L'h;irlcs V. McCarthy, l^dwin L. IIowc, 
Charles II. AiKhcws. Charlrs Vl. Hayes. FirdcTick R. S. Mildou. 
Charles F. llnhoke. Webster L. hLu-ley. Henry Har]H'r. janies F. vSiil- 
li\an. FredeiMck L. Pi'att. 

Following- we -ix e the list of Chief l-Ln-'ineers of the Mai-lhoroiH^-h 
P'ire Departinent : 

SvlvesttT F. Biu'klin, 1S54-55; Gc()r>;e lialconi. i>S7f>-7 

J. S. Witherbee, 1856 Kdinund L". Whitney. 1878 

Daniel Pope, 1S57-58 David W. In-alls, iS7.,-So 

William S. Frost, 1S59-60-61 (^eorye A. Stacy. 1881 

William E. Brigham. 186:; John C. Rock. iSS2-;i,-^-^-('f---ij-'jT,-Jf 

Algernon S. Brigham, 1863 George H. Brigham. i88S-yo-i 

Henry (). Rnssell. 1864-5-6 C. Waldo Brigham, 189J 

Levi \V. Baker. 1867 (Tiiilford 1). Marsliall. 1895-6-7 

Henry (). Russell. 186S John F. Byrne. 189S-1904; 

William A. Alley. 1869-70 Jolm T. Fay. 1899-1900 

Thomas F. Campbell. 1871-j J. Henry (ileason. ic/ji-j-,^ 

Edmund C. Whitney. 1873-4-5 e'harles H. Andrews. 1 905-6-7-8-9-10 

Fire Department. I'.Hd. consists of three Hose companies. 1, 2 and 
4: Combination No. 1 : Ladder Comixnn No. 1. 

Members of Hose Compan\ No. 1 are: 
Capt., David McDonald Patrick (lenery e'hurles Husbands 

Lieut.. Frank Madden Daniel Burke Harry McCarthy 

Clerk, Thomas Pomphrey Petei" Dugan J,.hn (.i^iinlan 

Edward Minnehan Dennis Kelley 

scBSTn riKs. 
John H.u-ris Edwartl Murray ( it'orge Kenney 

I'"ugene Sulli\ an 

Acti\e and substitute members of Hose Company No. 2: 

Capt.. John K. Carey James J. Martin Frank S. Roek 

David P. Hayes George McCiee Patrick English 

John J. Brecken Michael Pomphrey Edward J. Carey 

Dennis F. Bradley (ieorge F. (iallagher John F. Kavanaugh 

Thomas H. Fahey John J. Bell_; Edward F. Hamlin 

Thomas J. Doyle 

Active members of Condonation Com])any No. 1 : 

Capt., Charles T. Berry Albert J. Adams Herbert S. I'.artlett 

Lieut., Fred M. Hayden Franklin (i. Taylor William H. Hogan 

Clerk. Albert C Perry Ernest A. Howe Driver. C H. Bonner 
Joseph I. Aldrich Harrie C. Perry 

sriiSTITlTKS. 

Harry C. Graham E\erett F. Russell Ardeen Schwartz 

Ed E. Lovely Charles H. Perry Stanley L. Weeks 

Edward G. Richardson 



86 

Mc'inl)ci> ot llosc Ciini]);in\ No. 4: 
Capt., George II. B;ill Irving II. Fay George^II. Robb 

Clerk. Fred L. Rice Ernest C Dalrvmple Henry A. Brown 

Charles W. Spearel William W. Spearel Driver. Walter J. Logan 

Elton E. Howe 

SlliSTITl'TES. 

Chester li. Angier Joseph E. Philbrick Freil A. Trull 

Members t>t Ladder Conipaiu' Xo. 1 : 

Capt.. George F. Griffin Albert Goulet Simeon \'alliere 

Lieut., Edgar F. Chick Luke Collins Frank Fahey 

Clerk, Patrick T. Lyons Harry Taylor Michael Manning 

Charles Bean Zephirin Bonin Driver. John E. Carey 

Ed Barry 

SIUSTITITES. 

Timotliy Kennedy Joseph Belmore John O'Brien 



vSoiiif of our principal tires: 

September. 1S52 — Shop ot Charles Dana Bigelow. Pleasant street. 

October. 1852 — Spring Hill Meeting House. 

March, 1857 — The gi'eat barn on Pleasant street ot Lambert Bigelow with horses 

anil cows. 
March. [857— Libjrty Block, owned by George P>righam as -.hoe sbop on Main 

street where the " Addison " now stands. 
August, 1860 — Two barns ot John Cotting on Main street. 
June. 1S67 — Last anti I'xix l-'actory of Thomas Jackson. 
|une. 1867 — Blanchard cV I)a\is Die Factory. Florence street. 
March. 1868 — Shoe Factory W. 11. Prussia Co., known as the old L'nixersalist 

church. 
October, 1869— Fir^t Catholic c-liuii-h. Mt. Pleasant. "tower struck liy lightning, 

church saved. 
April. 1871 — Charles L. Frye Shoe Factory. $50,000 loss. Only $17,000 insurance. 
January 1873 — Richards Block corner Broatl and Lincoln streets, 
November 1874 — Aliel Howe Shop aiui Barn, 
lanuarx 1875 — Scho<)l House, Bolton street. 
Februars 1876 — foseph Manning's 1m)\ ami Planing Mill. 
September 1876 — llillman House ami Barn at the \'. 
(anuarx 1877 — Smith vV 1 licks Box Factorv ami (jrist Mill. 
Ianuar\ 1877 — Thoma^ laekson Last l-"actor\. 

July 1877 — (ireatest tire up to date : T. A Coolidge Shoe Factory, Howland street, 
loss $75,000, o\er J50 men, women and chikli-en thrown out ot 

emplo\ ment. 
1878 — Felton iS; Chipman Factorv. 
March 1879 — Temple Shop. High street. 
August 1883 — Morse \' Bigelow. barn and storehouse. Pleaaant street, loss $j.ooo. 

Hydrants first used. 
November 1883 — Ephraim Hf)we. barn. Bolton str.iet. loss $3,510. 



87 

December 188:5 — Fir-t diNa-trous fire in Corey liloek. loss $6o.(xxj. 

September 1884— Chipman Shop on Hast Main street. 

March 1SS7 — Parsons" Machine Shop. Lincohi street, loss $:^.7j8. 

January 1889 — Phoenix l>lock. Main street. 

Febrnary 1889 — Miles ISlock. M.-chanic street. 

April 1889 — ^John Rc<;an. house and ham. ]3oston road. 

February 1S90 — Forest Hall Pdock. Lincoln street. loss ip-j.Scx). 

Miiy 1891 — Hose l House, liolton street. 

May 1891 — John O'Connell Shop. 

April 1S94 — Hurke I'lock. Main street. 

September 1895 — I). F. (.)"Connell. luiiile I louse. West Main street. 

Noxember 1897 — Corey IJlock. loss $75,000. 

February 1898— John O'Connell. Middleton 1 Jlock. know n as the Windsor House. 

loss $7,727. 

December 190J— Cit\ Hall. 
March 1909 — Rile\"s ()pera House. 
December 1909 — Ideal Plating" Co. 




\ 1LL.\(,K stri:I':t ox si \l)A^•. 

•• Over all the town rested the Lord's peace. 'I'here was no sound on the vil- 
lage street. Look either way. not a \ehicle. not a human being. The smoke rose 
up soberly and quietly, as it it said : • It is Sunday '. ' The leaves on the great elms 
hung motionless, glittering with dew. as it they too. like the peojile who dwelt 
under their shadow, were wait ing tor the bell to ring tor meeting. ■"—Hem-\ Ward 
Beecber. in •• Xorwoikl."" 



Here 



■•' havf^ ;i picture of ••Si)riiioliill .Mo,4iiiu' House'' (ik 



88 



I'liioii Chiii't'li I with P(»sliii;is1cr Ilollis Loriiiu's hoiisr (later that 
of Dca. Cui'tisi and tlic ••l)i''n'k lloi'.sc"" di' ThaytM-'s Hotel, (ikav 
thc hoiiic of Doctoi' (\ \j. Ciilh'r. (^iioliim' an old parishioner: 
"Let ns iniati'ine the interioi' of the chni-i-h a hundred years ago. 
The large s(|uare pi'ws well HI led with sulist jintial fanners and their 
families. Father liiieklin's |»e\v Xo. 1 ceiiicr aisle. Lawxcr Draper 
No. 2, Mr. Coguswej] No. :;. Silas Felton No. 4. Ksipiii'e Sherman 
No. "), and so on. Lai-ge roomy s:jiiai'e hox pews extended on three 
si(h's of the gallery oecnpied genei-jit ions 1)\- young men and boys 
who used to delight in turning up the seats whieh were hung with 
hinges and Avhen the congregation arose foi- |)ra\er. Avhieh generally 
was a long one. — and the final amen was said hy the preacher, down 
would go the hinged seats making a noise like muskets. 




Ri;\. S^ LNKSTKR F. lU CKLIN. 

[His lanienlcd death (nH-iirrcd al tiiiicot rclchratioii ..I ihc j«otli .\nni\ crsary ot 

Marlborouijli. lie was one of the eoiimiittee ot aiTaiiiieinents tor June 13. 

i860, aiul had taken a deep and ai'tive intere-t in the proeeedinus.l 



89 

The pulpit w;is hiuh niid the ti'ii>;iii1ic soimdinu- bo.ird liuiig 
■ov(M' it fi'diii the cciliii^'. Ml'. I>in-kliii i-linihcd with ;ill due i)aticnre 
jiiid iiiiu'li diuiiity tlu' winding' st;iii"s. His style was cDiirtcous and 
solciiin and the sci'vin's vci'v Icn^'thy. For twenty xears lie was 
pastor here and when he laid aside his official lion(U's he took the 
plaet^ of layman and was a ti'ne fi'ieiid. payinti' for sonu' years the 
hio'liest tax for the snppoi't of his ehnrch. 

\u wiiitei' the inee1in<i' house was as cold as a cluster of icebcn'gs. 
hilt the [leople who were its sii| )porters ^yrrv filled with zeal that 
defieil the ice and sloi'in. and many of Ihein elimhed the hill and 
piisluMJ their way thro" the valleys without iiiiich reu-ard to snow- 
drifts and teiiijx'sls of rain, to the old elinrch on the hill th(\v loved 
so well. Deacon (Joodale eanio many miles from tln^ East, and 
Deacon liriice as far fr(mi the Xorth. models of ]terseverance for 
the love Ihey hoi'e the church and seldom liad tlieir seats no 
occiiiiant, for they were the leadinii' spirits of that old parisli. 

('apt. Proctor occupied the sinf>ini>' i)ost of honor in the other 
end of the cliurcli. He kept time hy the rising and falling of the 
lixiiin hook in his hand. The tunes were few and the noise not 
alwaxs in accord. The choir made ready to sing by the pitch and 
then gave in advance lhe time. C\)ld tho' it was. it had a kindling 
iiiHiieiice on emotion and sentiment and when the whole force was 
out. singers and placers, one said there was an uproar of sound 
which could be heard almost to the West Parish. There was the 
troiiil'one and the clai'imd and the 'c(dlo and the Imss and the double 
hass which even while the minister was praying Avould be sounded 
for the pitch. These with a melodian to till in. and above all. the 
det(M-miiied spirit of the singers, for it was the strength of voice 
rather than the perfect tone or coi-rcct <vir for music which always 
took the palm those days, would make tht^ choir a place of great 
distinction. The soprano Avould untie her lionnet, and throw back 
liei- head ;iiid let out such a volume of sound as would incite the awe 
and admiration of all the church goers, and they'd forget the lack 
uf car])ets, or heat or comfort. 

" Tlie seat-- were liiiiijed: in pr;n'cr Ave rose 

.\iid turned tlieni up. aud tlien 
Were read\ at the prayer's elose 

To slam a loud .\nien. 
We had no sto\es : our mates, pnnr souls. 

Induliisd their \ain desires 



90 

With small tin boxes filled with coals 
Iifouyht from a iK'ii;'hhor's lircs. 

( )in- parson matic it hot enoui^'h — 
No ncL\l for tires to vearn 

While Ljood okl lioeti-ine. drv and toui;h. 
Made all our ears to hum." 





iimi'.^«!a«-:«^^i^M— '— ^^— ^— '— ' 



■ ^aiBBi ■amiwii iiiiiiiiii I'lai; :ii >i 'm n ... 



^ L oLDi-; L( )r\ ^R^■ ».■• ioir. 



QiK.liiiil' l)(';i. 1). 15. (I<)()(l;ilc •■ Diiriiiu- the d.-r.-ulc of lS!()-40 the 
t(»wii li;i(l ;i |i()i)iil;i1 ion ;il the lictiiiininii' (u' 12.074 jiihI ;it the dose — 
less llijiii two [XT ycjif -'J. (•!):_'. This suii'^'csttMl the riiiid lixcdiiess. 
the (Irt'.-idtnl sjiiiiciicss I'ci tilling' in husincss. t'jishioii. ;ind thoiiii'ht. 
ill ;dl lh;it pcrljiiiicd to .M;ii-llioi'otiuh soci<'ty. I^'oiir rcliti'ions 
sociclics. H;ist I'jii'isli or Sjjriiii^' llill. the Wi'st l*;irish. the riiiviM'salist 
— i\ new hody of some IS yt^irs stniidiiiti' and the Methodist in the 
north. Tlii'sc were all iiKh'pciKh'iit nol cxcn associat iiiii' in pairs. 
Gates Acach'iiiy was risin^u'. The lowii a1 that time liad a eeiittn- — 
all the section between Iliiih School ( 'oiiniion and Den. Howe and the 
Loi'inii' and Hphraim Howe farms to Amos Cotting and Israel Howe 
there were lint 25 families. The wc^st district of about the same 
limits had nearly the same ninnlter. There were hid two Irishinen 
in town. Sam "I ("hipman made the cottins. .lohn .Maynard was the 
sexton. Kmor\' ( 'ottiiiy' made onr h(»ots and shoes. Miss Levina Bruce 



91 

made our clothes. When the Rev. and ^Ii's. J. N. Goodhue came to- 
town there were but three woven carpets in the parish and one 
painted barn. This was the heroic day of the Springhill Society 
when they braved i;r<'at(*r odds and staked more of fortune or favor 
than it has ever iK^en called to do in its history. Rev. J. N. Goodhne 
was ordained in 1886. The members of his church erected a monu- 
ment over his grave, and his mennn-y is still cherished. 

The first house in the foreground of our picture is the one built 
some where near 1S50 b>- Hiram Fay for ^Ir. Hollis Loring [who 
married Laui'a Ilitelicoek, | a prominent bnsiness man and Justice 
of the Peace in .Mai'lboi-o. wh(n'e he lit^ld importance otftces, and 
represented the loAvn in L(^gislaturt\ At our two hundredth 
Celebi'ation All". Loring was Toastmaster. There Avere six ])oys in tVie 
Loring family and when these lioys were in their teens their home 
was a favorite |)lace for the 1)(\\-s in the neighliorhood. Aleetings 
were held in tln^ basc^iient of the house and in the liarn where they 
organi/(Ml a hook" and ladd(M- com|)any and built a machine with 
which they su<'cessfnll\' extingidshed tires. On one occasion the.y 
were the first to ai-rive at a tire in Southboro'. a feat which gave 
them no little pi'i(l(\ The>- formed a ('ompany and solicited leather 
belts from .Mi'. ( 'ni-tis. who. learning the name they had adopted 
r(^l)lied : "T can give no l)elts to a comj)any called 'Tough Nuts'!" 
Quickly the hoys calbMl a secret meeting and decided that "Tigers" 
Avas sutflcientl\- fei'ocious for a luime; the iM^snlt of which Avas a 
l)atent leather helt lettered in red Avith the name ''Tigers" presented 
to each happx' l)o\ . The Loring heirs sold this ])lace in 1873 to 
^fi-. John K. ("ni'tis. who was l)orn in Dmlley. Mass.. in the house 
l)elonging in the ('nrtis famii\- for a centui'y and a half. Ilis great 
grandfatlier ('apt. .b)hn ("nrtis was one of tlie early settlers of the 
toAvn (tf Dudle\'. His grandfatlier was Tjieut. John and his father, 
Deacon Chester, .lohn Ciii'tis left Dudley when 18 years of age, 
lived for a short time in Millhiii-y going from there to Westboro, 
and ill both ])laces was eiiiploxcd in tlui shoe l)usiness. Tn Nov., 1851, 
he married Jane M . i*utnaiii. daughter of LcAvis and Puah (Mellen) 
Putnam of Westl)oro. In 1852 he removed to jNIarlboro where he 
Avas employed as foi'eman in sole leather room of John ]\I. Boyd's 
factory and aftei'Avards becMine sui)erintendent for ]\rr. Boyd. In 
1858 he Vegan to manufacture shoes on his oAvn account in a factory 
on High street. In 18(il he removed to ]\rarll)oro Block Avhere from 
1862-1864 Avas in compan\- with his younger brother Henry C. Gurtis. 



Q2 



In 18HS lie l)(Mi^-ht the old I'><»\(1 niid ( 'ofcy factor.w cunicr of ^hiin 
;iii(l Maple Str<M'ls where he (•(.iiliiiued the inaimfacture of shoi'S 
until the year 1S7S. Tlie followiu.u- year he was engaged by Rice 
and lliitehiiis as superiiit e(h'iit of facttu-y. now kn<t^\•n as Frank & 
Dustons. the husiness at this time auiountin^' to $1S().(U)() yearly. 
In 188!) the business had so iniTeased that Cottin.u' Avenue Factory 
was built and .M i-. Curtis assiuued charge. Here antl also in the old 
facloiw at Middlesex S(|iiare he continued until the year of his death 
1S!)(i having part of the time both factoi'ies under his charge. Some 
yeai's pi'evious to this his two sons Arthur and Chai'les had entered 
his employ and at the time of his death, the lattei- was Superintendent 
of Cotting Avenue factory and Arthur foi-eman of the cutting i-oom. 

For nearly all of his life here in ^I. Mr. Curtis w^as known as 
"Tlie Deacon" (having been chosen to that oftice l)y the Fnion Ch.] 
and the title was oiu' of resj^'ct and est.'cm. In his earlier da\s 
he was one of the town's most active citizcMis taking a great interest 
in all mattei's ])ertaining to the welfare^ of the town and serving 
on all important <'ommittees. [n the old town meeting days he was 
always a pronnnent tigui'e ami his voice and influence were never 
backward in advocating anything he thought was right, or oj^posing 
matters that he thought were not for the best, remaining ever a fair 
and honorable o|)])onent. 

.Ml'. Curtis served several years on the school board, was an 
active woi'ker in the board of trade and served as president. He 
was lai'gely instrumental in starting and sustaining the Y. Isl. C. A. 
organization. He died July 18. 180(1 at ''Lake Farm" his sunnner 
home. Ch. — Anna L.. Arthui- 1'. |m. Enniia F. Searles. Westboro,] 
Chai-les W. \m. Cora B. Arnold, ^Marlboro,] Mary E.. .leimie L. [m. 
Fredei-ick A. i'ratt. Westboro,] Lillian F. 

The Deacon's brothers Henry C. Cui'tis came to M. in 18()'2 and 
still lives here a most respected citizen. He m. Sarali Litchfield of 
Southbridge. Ch. living, Frank [ni. Mrs. flattie Litchfield, ch. 
Georg(^ Litchfield.] His brother Francis, late veteran of the Civil 
War. came to M. in 1854. He m. Caroline Rrighani of ^Farlboro'. 
Ch. living ]\Liry [m. Chas. Foster. 8 ch.] and Harry who [m. ^NFrs. 
Ida F)rown.] 

In the distance in our picture of the village street we see the 
hiM'se of Abel Howe, who began in 1858 the mamifacture of shoes on 
.Main street (near Grant st.) with H. 0. Kussell. He later removed to 



93 

Ilig'h street ;iii(l liiiilt ;i vei'v l;ir<:-e. eoiiveiiieiit factory also the above 
house on site of which was the house of the Kev. David Ogden. pastor 
of tile ("ou^reiiational Ch. at the time when Mi's. ('olyan — then Ellen 
Woods lived there for a yeai-. AViii. Colo-ni was one of idne children 
of Will, ('olt^an and Margaret .McCarthy, liolli parents being' among 
the foremost li-isli peo|)le of the time. At the age of 14 he bd't 
Tii)pei-ary. Ireland, and tooU |)assage foi" AiiKn'ica. In .\ew York 
he found steady work as a 1eamst(M- and remained there until 18-49, 
when he came to .Alai'lboro' and Aveiit to work for T. E. Miles, Asa 
Smith. Sidney Kay and Ivers <.^' -lohiisoii, becoming as years went on 
the \-e1eran teamster of Marlboro. Oct.. 1S5(), he married Ellen 
AVoods, (who also had come over from Tipperary) at the first ^Eass 
ever celebrated in Marlboro, i. e. in the old Arcade. Rev. Geo. A. 
iramilton officiated and pronounced the words making the young 
couple man and wife. Dennis and .). H. AVith(M-bee were s<4ectmen 
at that time and Mr. Colgan secured the marriage license from 
Lambei-t Bigelow (father of E. L. BigeloAv) who was town elerk for 
2(1 years. 

Mi's. Colgan was the dan. of ^lauriee Woods and Ellen Denaher 
and born in 1S;^1. She attended school in Ireland and at the age of 
18 came over direct 1o Mai'Iboro'. A year after her arrival she m. 
j\Ir. Colgan and her sisters Avere .Airs. ^liehael Dee of Marlboro. Mrs. 
:Miehael Ray and :\rrs. Catherine Casey of Westboro'. Of the nine 
children six aiv living — Mrs. M. H. Hyan and ]\Iiss Agnes Colgan 
living in Marlboro. .Mr. and Mrs. Colgan celebrated their 50th 
marriage anniversary by high Mass of Thanksgiving, Oct. 20. 1900. 
Sinc(^ that time both have passed from this life. 



94 



CHAPTER VI. 




SPRINC; 1111,1. MKF/n\(, llOl SK. NOW" INION ClURCil. 



Pastors from 16H() to the present time: Revs. S. F. Buckliu, 
€has. Forbiish. -John X. Goodhue. Geo. E. Day. David L. Oo^den, Geo. 
Denham (supply) Levi A. Field. Geo. X. Anthony. Ghas. R. Treat, 



95 

John Will.-ii'd. S. E. Kastinaii (sii])|)Jy ). Albert F. Xcwton. AV. F. 
Stearns, L. II (ioodridi. A. II. Whcclock. Throuiili coui-tesy of Mr. 
Dnvid Goodale the following list of old time |)ca\' lioldci-s in the above 
i-hurch has heen obtained: 



Marv \V. Wondwanl 
Jaroh llolyokc 
Ephi aim 1 liiul^ 
Bcnjaniiii Clark 
Aaron Brighani 
Lvdia Davis 
Lewis Jewel t 
Elizabeth R. WiKon 
Rufus Sto\\e 
George f]arnaiii 
Samuel Arnolit 
Nathan (ioodale 
Nathan Loring 
Stephen Morse. Jr. 
.Stephen Wesson 
E. Simrn 
Cahin Mavnai'd 
^^'illianl lla\den 
N. B. Proctor tor j. llapgood 
Israel Litnn's 
Ephraiin Ma\ narti 
Wni. Winchester foi" S. Winchester 
N. B. Proctor 

John Maynard tor [onas Moore 
Hannah Sherman 
J. C. Newcomb e\ Job (ioodale 
Josiah Sherman 

Winslow Briiiham. l*:iizabeth Brigham 
John Hunting- 
George Howe 
David Goodale 
George E. Munson 
William Harrington 
_ George Peters 
Lucinda Mowrv 
David Goodale 
Solomon Weeks 



Jason \\n^^c 

Silas Temple 

Will. Wilkiiis and Joel Wilkins 

Wm. W art! aiui i.uc_\ Williams 

W'. Williams 

Stephen Rice 

Daniel Brigham 

Jonathan Sawiii 

Jeri-e Stowe 

Daniel Darling 

Lydia and Samuel S. Howe 

Jabez Stowe 

Aai'on Stevens 

l^phraim Bigelow 

Lew is 1 h)we 

Joseph Arnold 

Elijah Hale 

I-^/ekiel Bruce and Jonathan Hapgood 

Mary S. Williams 

John L'. Maynartl 

Samuel Warren 

John Arnold 

Benjamin Pi-iest 

Stephen WiKon antl Eliphet Spurn 

William Barnes 

Kheii Witt 

Jason 1 lowe 

Joseph Tax nto|- 

Jonathan 1 lapgood 

IC/.ekiel I>ruce 

Aniory Maynard 

Samuel F. Williams 

Jonathan Sawin 

Silas Xewton 

Nathan (ioodale 

Nathan Longley e\ ot will ot Hunter 

Dexter I lowe 



Pews in Gallery. 



Hannah Howe 

Thomas Hapgood 

Sally Ames and Jonah Howe 



Samuel Arnold and Rufus Stowe 

David Goodale 

Joseph Tayntor and Xatlian Sawii 



96 



Daniel r>riyhani 

Ezekiel Pannentor ami 1-^ ParniLMiter 

Benjamin Priest 

Jason Ilowe 

Josepli Williams 

F. Wineh 

|<)hn S. Temiile 



|()lin IJimce antl Klizaheth liaijer 
Xatlian ( iDodale and Xatlian Lonn'l 

ex. to lohn 1 lunter 
Aaron Stexens and Samuel Warren 
P>etse\ Weeks 
lames Wooii-. 



.Mr. F. L. Clfitlin. cashier of National Bank, is authority that their 
]t('ll was cast by l*aul Revere. At time ch. was destroyed l)y tire the 
l)e]l was r(^cast. and a<i-ain in 18!ll2. This fad iiiak<'s the Ix'll (hml)ly 
historical. 

Not far from lln' diurch is the Spi-iiio- Hill ( 'emctery. where is 
to lie seiMi the fonr posted slate monument for Rev. \Vm. Brims- 
mead, the tii'st [)i'e;iclier in ^larlhoro. who died in 1701 and who before 
aii\' ■"meeting' honse" was built i)reached from lionse to iiouse entering^ 
into the daily life of the people (pielling' ;ill early contentions l)etween 
them and padfyiii^i- all ^'i-icf .-ind ti'onble. It is sai(] he refused to 
baptize all children born on a Sunday, and he was not the only one 
^\•ho objected to the rite on accouid of the sn|)erstition of those early 
days. .Mr. Lorin<i' of Sudbury followed the same custom until a 
'■pair of twins"" were born to him on the S;ibbatli. From that time 
his o|iinions clianii('(l and all were ])ernntted to rectdv*^ ordinance. 
]\Ir. Brimsnu'ad lived a bachelor but in his old a^'' the town well 
cared for theii- Ix'loved ministei'. Close by his tomb is anotlnu' similar 
stone elaboi'atelx' lettci-(Ml with Latin inscription markin<i- the resting 
place of Rev. Robert Breck. successor to Father Brimsnu'ad. who 
died -lanuary. 17:^1. Those interested in (punnt epita])hs will be 
re\\arded by a visit to this place. The (piestion has often Ixmmi asked 
whei'c wer(^ the .Marlboro ])eople buried pi'cvious to 1 ()7."). the date 
on the burial stone in tln^ above cemetery of ('apt. Hutchinson. The 
tlu'ory is that up to the latter date the people of Marlboro feeling 
their teiuire of teri'itory insecure, the earliei' burials doubtless were 
all nnule in the older <ii"ave yards of Wayland. \Vaterto\\ii or Charles- 
town. If possibly any were unable to tra\('l thithci', evei'y greatest 
effoi't must have been made to secretl\" bui'y the dead and hide all 
tr^ices from the inhuman and sacriligious foe. The custom of 
burying the dead in the honu^stead groumls oi-iginated no doubt at 
this time of dread, and ju'obably was the I'eason for the loss of 
many early records. The fact of the church being located ujion the 
Indian planting tield would be an argument against the ])nrying the 
dead so near to the foe. and altlio' the \ard adjoiniuii' the old 



97 

Counnon (l)ack of lliyii School) iiuiy Iuinc Ixm'ii the oldest in name, 
Spring Hill Cemetery necU" the Tinoii ("hiii-eh eontaiiis the remaii>s 
of most of the earlier settlers since 1675 and may surely be considered 
the oldest bnrying gronud in the town. Nearly in the center of the 
vard is the oldest stone located. 



-J" 








GRA\"K OF CAPTAIN EDWARl) I IlTCl 1IXS( )X. 



"Capt. Edwin Ilntchinson aged 67 years Avas shot l)y Treacherous 
Indians Ang. 2, 1675. Dyed August 10. 1675." 

Capt. Hntchinson of Boston was Avouiided in Brookfield and 
nnable to get any farther on his way home than the public house 
kept l\v John or as he was nsually (-ailed Goodman Howe, where 
he died Ang. 10th, and was the fii'st p(M-son buried in the above o'rl 
burying ground. His headstone is still standing and die iuscripti-^n 
on it still legible. 



98 




Kl\(i PIIIIJP. 

•■.\\\;i\ 1 .\\\a\ I I will not hcai' 

()t auuiit hut death or xciineancc iidw. 
J5_v the eternal Nkie-- I >\\ear 

ISIv knee shall ne\er learn to how I 
I will not hear a wortl of peaie 

Nor elasp in t'rientih li'rasp a hand 
Link'd to the pale-hrow\i strannei' race 

That work the ruin of our land." 



The most eventful [tci'lod in the liistory of .Mai'llioroiiph is tljnt 
connected witlt the Xarraganset or "King Philip War." When the 
people from Sndhnry petitioned for a grant of land eight miles \^■est, 
and after the i)nnishment of the Pecpiots in 1688, and their snhmissifin 
to the colony agreeing to live in jx-aee and friendship, the settler-;, 
apprehending no danger, began to l)nild and plant. Hut. the wilev 
Philip, the chief of the Wampanoags was secretly plotting the 
extermirjation of tlic English settlements, and enlisting the sub- 
ordinate tribes they sjii'ead dcn'astation and t(M'ror through the 
Colonies whose hardships and snfftn-ings then endured are unparalleled 
in oni* historx'. .Marlborough, a frontier t(^\vii. was the theatre of 
war. being a prominent jxtst between T^oston and the sc^ttlements on 
the C'oiHiecticnt river. Forese<'ing the approacliing storm our ])eople 
headed l)y their minister Father Brimsmead. called a meeting, the 
result of which was to establish aiul maintain various garrisons and 
appoint soldiers to guard tlie same. After the execution of three 
Indians, the nuirderers of Snsaman. an Indian ]\lissioiuirv who had 



99 

infoniicd the scttlci-s of the Iiuliiins' secret design. l*hili|) curjig-ed 
then openly l)(\ii;in hostilities. .Joining the Xipnnmeks. a tribe in the 
county of AVoreester who had professecl Avillingness to treat with 
the English, Captain Ilntchinson and Captain Whceh'r were sent 
with a small gnard to treat with tln^n l)ut wei'(^ fivi'd npon from 
amlinsh and eight of them killed and many otln-rs moi'tally wounded 
among whom was Capt. Edwin Ilntehinson. All know the history 
of brave Ca])t. AVardswoi'th. who came from Boston to strengthen 
the garrisons at ^Iarll)orongh and learning the fate of our mother 
t(nvn Sndbnry. ])assed on to hei- relief. (^)uoting the late Emily T. 
Hunt of Sudbury: 

'•These !4i-aiul old hills cchoctl the sax'a.ij'e yell 

TJoiinie on the hi-ee/,e thixjunh wood ami ilell. 

As down from Marlhoi'o' swept King PhiliiiV hand. 

Leaving behind a ruineii and desolate land. 

Fiendish. re\engetully. onward still they jiassed. 

Obedient to their haughty King's behest. 

Until the\ reached this town antl niatle attack. 

Bnt gallant W'adsworth soon was on their track. 

You know the rest — how each man t'onght tor liome. 

(Jn Aomier monument go read their doom. 

.Vnd then with hearts ujilitted. thank kind hea\en 

For homes so blessed — through sut-h lierce struggles given. 

The portrait of King Philip we copy from Lossings Pictorial 
Field l^ook of the Revolution. The author writes: "I copied this 
and the annexed marks of Philip's chief captains from an original 
mortgage given by the Sjichem to Constant Southworth on land four 
miles s(puire lying south of Tatniton. The mortgage is dated Oct. 1, 
1(372. It was acknowledged before and signed hy John Alden the 
Puritan. This interesting document i^assed into the hands of that 
intelligent anti((uary S. G. Drake, Es(|. of P>oston. 



HuU' Trinit\ ]:)arisb owes its existence largeh to .St. Alark's parish. 
Soutbboro'. Amenioralile ser\ ice was that held b\- Re\'. J. I. L'oolitlge, 
D. D., rector of vSt. Mark's church and headmaster of ,St. Mark's school, 
in the Unitarian chtirch of ^larlborongb. about thirt\-eight or fortv vears 
ago. W'lten Re\ . F. L. Btish was resident of .Southliorough he conducted 



IOC) 




ll()L^■ TRIMT^• ciirRcii. 



.sei'\ices rt'L;ul;irl\ each week in an ujiper nioiii in A[arll)()r()ii;4h lilock. 
After him came Re\ . P. Williams. I), 1),. who tm- a while used to li\e 
in Soutlil)or()u,<4-h and would walk to ^hll■ll)ol•ou^■h tor one ser\ ice and 
then to \\ estl)orouL;h for another. As time went on. the congregation 
i;rew in numbers, and such sj^irit and j^ood will was shown that Mr. and 
Mrs. J. Monti^-omery Sears, of .Southhorou^-h. offered to huild a church if 
the peo])le would secure the u;round. This was accomj^ilished and the ahoxc 
church huilt at corner of Nhiin .Street and Cottini^- A\e. and consecrated 
\o\'. 17. l.SST. At tl.is time, wishing to ha\e a settled minister, the Re\ . 
George .S. Pine assistant minister to St. [ohn's Church Poston IIi;4h- 
hmds was called to the rectorship in Marlhorou^h. Ilere he has remained 
for 2;> wars; in ])oint of residence at the present time, the oldest of an\- 
Pastor in town. On June l.s'JI. the late Rex. Phillips P)rooks. I), i).. 
then Pishop cdt'ct of the I )iocese opened the new parish rooms ailjoii inu- 
tile church, huilt at the expense of Mr. and Mrs. ). M. Sears. Through 
the ener^y of the Woman's Missionar\' (juild and the co-operation of two 
^"enerous laymen a house on h^ast Main St. was purchased for a Rectorv 
and ojH'iied with form on the fourth anni\ersar\ of the consecration of 
the church. 



lOI 




coTTixc; ta\i:rn in \k oldex time. 



Nearly opposite the I'nion Church was this ohl 'ra\ern which was 
a conspicuous lanchnark in Ahirllxirouuli more tiian one hunih-ed \cars 
ago. Here was tlie old dance hall whose walls could tell of cotillion 
parties, and halls, town meetinj^s and church scrx ices held at different 
times. When Re\ . Chas. Forhu^h was the minister of one of the ortho- 
dox societies in the center of the town which had seceded from the old 
vSpring Hill church. the\- held their ser\ ices on the vSahhath in the old 
John Cotting TaNern. Mrs. Sarah or •• Aunt v^alh . '" to^^ether w ith her 
good hushand who had gi\en up store-keeping-, set up hotel-keeping in 
the aho\e long i-amhling huilding. remendiered to this da\- as formerh' 
surrounded hy siu'ds. stahles and outhuildings. 

As ta\ ern kee]:)ers the twain were \ er\ successful, making their 
hostelry one of the highest in rejMite of all the regi<in ahout. Tiiis repu- 
tation was largely won for the ta\ern h\ the toil and skill of the lantlhuh 
whose tlinners and su]:)pers were so satisfactorv as to lea\e the most 
agreeahle memory with each patron. Those who came to the hostelr\ 
in all these years were legion and included hesides the regular puhlic 
traxelling hy highway, a great numher of sleighing and cotillion ]xn-ties 
which made the tavern a merrx place. i>oth landlord and landkuK were 
popular by reason of their personal qualities. He died in l.s7<» and she 
continued at the old ta\ern, refusing to lea\e it for an apparenth more 



[02 

comfortable home close by offered by her son, John F. Ci)ttin_<^-, [now the 
projDertN and residence of Mr. Eugene O. Rrij^ham] w ho speakino; of the 
old times and the parties said : •• There is a \ ast difference l>et\veen the 
sleighing parties of toda\ and those of olden times. Farmers then had 
but one sleigh, a scjuare box-like structure ]:)ainted \ello\\ . with the back 
higher than one's head and o\er which a coverlet was thrown. The 
sleigh was so heavy that two horses generally were reipnred to draw it. 
I'retiuentlv there was good sleighing for a coui:)le of months and sleighing 
jvirties were then the order of the day. The farm wagon bod\- was 
placed on runners of the woodsled. and a lot of straw was placed at the 
liottom for the young men and women or the 'girls and bovs ' to seat 
themsehes. The 'tiddler' always accomjxmied the party. Then they 
would dri\e to some tavern where the first thing in order was to call for 
' flip. ' This be\ erage w as simph' cream Iteer w hich was ser\ ed in large 
nmgs or glasses. l-^\er\- landlord !iad an iron rod about two feet huig 
witli a ball on the end about the size of a walnut which was heated red 
hot and run into e\ er\ glass of beer which heated it and made it foam. 
This was called 'Hip 'which after drinking, the music struck up and 
there was a dance: those not wishing to dance pla\ing games of different 
kinds. " 

The taxerns of b'bn Cotting and Captain SuUixan Tha\er across 
the road, had sumptuous entertainment for man and beast so bountifully 
displayed that few could \yithstand the temptationto stop and tarry with the 
joll\- throng. Ta\ erns situated but a short distance from each other on 
tlie main tra\elled roads were as indispensable in those days as the school 
house or church. The old swinging sign boards projecting from those 
old hostelries promised a welcome and a home for all. These ta\'erns 
were the resorts of all classes: the news related and pidilic affairs of gra\e 
importance discussed, and where ;dl e\ents of interest were celebrated. 
At that time intoxicating liipior was sold as freel\- at the bar to the tra\ cl- 
ing public and the lounging townsmen as the oats antl corn fodder for the 
beasts in the stall. 



In l>arber's >• llistorical Collections" we lind the following picture 
and these lines written in bSlO: '• Marll)orough is one of the best 
agricultural tow ns in the count\'. \T'r\- little of what is called good land 
lies le\el, but is intersected in \arious directions by hills, decli\ ities and 



I03 






% 







«P Jrl^^f(.!»• 



^ 



Suuth-casti r/i r/'ir fj Mrirl'/'irctn^h 



\;illrvs. There arc four cluirclR's : one Rcstoratlonlst, one Orthodox, 
one l'ni\ ersalist, one Methodist. " The alio\e is a soutlieastern \ iew of 
some of the ]:)rincipal luiiUHn^s in the centra! part of MarlliorouL^li. The 
most ])rominent lTuil(hn;j; on the left is tlie I'nixersaHst church. Tliis 
was on the corner of tlie now known Ames Court. In this localit\ in 
times past H\ed Deacon }ames Woods who married Dorothy l>arnes, and 
at her death m. Ilepzihali Eagx-r, dauL;hter of Uriah lOa^er. In the list of 
earl\ pew holders in the old Sprin;^- llill church, we find his name, ami 
in the Sj^rin^" Hill lun-\inL;- ;j,round we find stones marked tor Dorothy, 
Ilepzihah and for James, under whose name are the lines: 

■■ I'assinn with niclanchols state 

\\\ all these solemn heaps of tale 

() tiiink 1 as soft aiul sail vou tread 

Above the \enerable Dead. 

Tiiiie was like \nu. we life pos>ess\l. 

And Time shall be \\he)i xou shall rest. "' 

James Woods was Representati\ e to (jcneral Court in 17.")(), was 
elected Deacon 17 11 and was v'-^electman 17 41- l'.l-.").'»-.')7. At the end of 
Ames Place li\ed at a later da\- Mr. vStillman 1). Pratt and family. 



" "Tis to the pen and press we mortals owe 
All we beliexe and almost all we know. 



joiu-nalism in Marlliorouj^h started with the lirst ])aper. ••The Marl- 



104 

l)()r()u<i,"h Mirror. " issurd Xoxcnibcr l.s.'i'.i In vStillman 1^). Pratt, son of 
R(.'\-. Stillman Pratt, who was lioni al ( )^k■aI)^. Mass.. in l<s;j(;. and who 
learned his trade at his father's Middlehoro ( ia/ette ofHee. Intlie Fall 
of l<S,Ji), Edwin Rice, son ot Ahel Rice, who was in the stationery busi- 
ness at Forest Hall. ]:)urchased an amateur ])rintini;- office and in August 
l.S(;0 issued the first number of the •• Shenstone Laurel, " a monthU' 
paper, 1().\;)2 inches, edited In lion. (). W. All)ee and Mrs. Charles F. 
]Morse. The Marlhoidu;4h [ouinal was lii-st issued December l.SdO b\- 
(reor^e Mills Jo\ and I-Mw in Rice, their otlice beiu':;' at Hrst in I'orest 
Hall I51ock. 

In iSlij the Marlborou;4h Mii'ror was sold to I. M. I'^irwell. son of 
Richard Farwell. and the same week the two jxijx'rs were united under 
the name of Marlboroutih Journal. I)efore man\- months Mr. jov 
enlisted and went into the I'niou Arm\ and the b>ni"ii:il was carried on 
in a L;-radually failing- condition In Mr. l-'ai-wcU. until about iSCi when 
he gave the paper up. declaring if anybod\ thought the\ could make an\- 
money at the printing business in Marlbor(uigh the\ were welcome to tr\- 
their hand. For some time Marlborough had no local pa]:)er, Finalh' 
the type and presses were bought by C_". A. Wood, who had learned his 
trade of Stillman I>. Pratt, and he remo\ ed the material to Hudson and 
established the Hudson Pioneer Februar\ 12, iSC"). C. A. ^\■()od also 
printed for a few months at his Hudson otHce a pa]x-r for Marlborough 
called the Marlborough >Star. 

In the Fall of iNC,:,. WiUiaiu W. Wood, a cousin of C. A. Wood, 
gave up the puldication of the Stoughton ."Sentinel and remoxed his 
ec[uipments to Marlboi-ough and re-established the Mailborough Mirror, 
On Se])teml)er '2i\, iscy, he bought the Hudson Pioneer office. For four 
months in I.SC,;) these ])a]X'is were edited b\ Pe\ . W. A. Stait and from 
November C. iSC,'.), W. W. W(..,d, ( ieorge v^tearns and A, A. Wright 
were the proprietors under the firm name of Wood. Stearns A: Co,, who 
carried on the business until May C. 1.S71. when vStillman 15, and Thomas 
vS, Pratt, under the firm name of I'ratt Brothers, purchased both the 
Marlborough Mirror and Hudson Pioneer othces. 

January 1. I.S7;'>. the Marlborough Journal was re\i\edand jniblished 
for three years as an eight ]xige vSaturday paper, w bile the Marlborough 
ISIirror during the same time, was a four ]xige Wednesdax paper, 
October 1. bs7."'). T, vS, Pratt sold his interest in these papers to vStillman 
P, Pratt, and January I. bs7<;. the two papers were consolidated and 
]»ecame the Marlborough Mirror-Journal ]Kiblished on .Saturda\s. 

In May 1.S77. Richard A, Ib'gelow [s,,n of Aldeii and Olixia Pige- 



I05 

low] and Charles F. Morse estaltlished The Times at Forest ITall, 
Marll)orou^-h. In isTl The Times was remoxed to Core\ lUock. and in 
I'ST'.I a stock compan\ was formed to carry on the Inisiness. The paper 
was al)ly edited from the start h\ Charles l'\ Nh)rse up to l.S'Jl when he 
retired, disposini^- of his stock to Peter 1). Murplu', the present \ er\- al)le 
editor and manager. 

Januarv 1. InT.S. the Marlborough Advertiser was cstahlished and 
was published for a year by Charles K. Cook and A. E. To\\ iisend from 
the office in Forest Hall. January I. \s~\). the Ad\ ertiser was removed 
to Franklin I)lock with Ransom I). Pratt as editor. 

The Marlboroui^h Daily I-]nterprise had its birth in the Marlborouj^h 
^\'eekly Fnterprise. an off-shoot of the Hudson Weekh k^nterprise. 
The Marlborough weekly was established b\ John F. Wood of the firm 
of Wood Prothers. ])ublishers of the Hudson and other town weeklies, 
duin<4- business under the name h^nterprise. Thomas W. Ha\den. for 
years em]:)loyed by Pratt Prothers. publishers of 1() weeklies and the 
Daily Mirror, took charge of the new Marlborou^'h paper which saw its 
first issue in Pss'.). 

September 1. JSS'.), the DaiK was born and from that time until the 
present day success has been written in nearh all of its emleaNors. The 
plant was remo\etl to the Temple Plock in bs'.*!'. The ofiice was in the 
Alain street front, but the mechanical j^art of the plant was built on what 
might be termed a rock near the corner of Hill and I)e\ens street. The 
copy was shot through a wooden tube from Main street to the hill and 
^■ice \ersa. 

In is'.is the paper passed from the hands of Mr. Wood to new own- 
ers, E. I. vSawyer, Walter P. Frye, Hon. \Valter 1^.. Ah.rse and H. F. 
Wilder, one of the first employees, the latter acting as manager until 
June l'.M)'.» when he sold his stock in the paper and retired. Mr. vSaw\er 
died in P.M)'.) and his stock passed into the hands of Messrs. Fr\e and 
Morse. Mr. Wilder was succeeded b\' William I). McPherson who had 
established in Marlborough the News which later on was merged into the 
Daily k^nterprise, of which paper Mr. AlcPherson, w ith practical experi- 
ence for the work, became competent manager. In additi(jn to the Dailv 
Enterprise, the concern prints se\ en prosperous weeklies ccjmbining the 
neighboring tow ns. 

Januarv 1. I.ss7, the Marlborough Star was established under the 
patronage of the late Re\ . P. A. McKenna and later edited by him. 
The ]ia):)er was dexotetl to Irish-^Vmerican and Catholic interests, 
especially to the ad\ocacv of temperance. After a few vears when the 



io6 



olijc'Ct ol thr iKipcT had liccii accoinjjlishrd. he resigned as ccHtor and ihc 
|)a])(.'r was discontinued. 

In < )ct()hrr isss •• L^' \ou\ clhstr. "" a much needed New s ( ii\cr. \\a>- 
tovnided hy Messieurs A. L. IJeauchamp as proprietor and Henri Herder 
as editor. This paper was printetl in tile French lauLiiia^e and at its 
decline was succeeded Septeinl>er 12. iN'.lLf. h\- •• L'Mstatette, " pul>lished 
and echted up to j^reseiit date l)y Monsieur A. L. l>eauchanip. 

Amon;4 the \arious w ell-l<iio\\ n names connected w itli journah'sm 
of Nhn-lI)orou;^h are to ])e mentioned R. M. Pratt who remained heri' 
until enL;aL;"ed a^ I'eporter In the Worcester TeleLiram : Thomas Ila\(len. 
at wliose death succeeded E. V. J^pooner. and Thomas L. Walsh, now a 
well known attorney in Clinton. E. vS. Muri)h\-. who has done ;4eneral 
reporter's work since l-S',)'.) up to ]:)resent lime: M. M. Multer of The 
Marll)orouL;h Times; ex-Senator J. J. Mitchell, rej^orter to lioston 
Herald: Representatix e Charles F. McCarthy, reporter to Worcester 
Telegram : and one w liom Marlhorou^^-h still claims, I<epresentati\e to 
General Court from Leominster. Frank H. Pope. re]:)orter to Poston 
Globe, whose command of ide;is and lanL;ua;j;e is eciualled 1)\- few. 




THE LARKIX. ()K WINSLOW r.RKillAM IIOI^SE. 



I o ' 



'^hi^ liousc ^t<>ll(l until ;i way or x) a^o junI t<i the Ictt <il the- Corey 
Estate. Here in 1.S17 lillizabcth Larkin was married one morning by 
the I<e\ . vS\l\ ester 1*\ I>iicklin to W'inslow IJi-i^hain (son of Capt. 
Daniel and Thankt'id l)n^hain ) and a^ time went on returned to li\e 
with •■ Mother Larkin" who had huilt this house. 1-^-om this old home- 
stead their daui;hter I'^li/.aheth nri^ham now a lo\al>le dear lady ot '.t-J 
\ears of ai^e. was married to Wallace Witherhee yomv^est son of Caleb 
W'itherhee whose two tirst \ears of married life were spent on the \\ esson 
farm and from there ten \ears in •• ['Either Caleb W'itherbee's" mansion. 
The children of William Wallace and Elizabeth liri-ham Witherbee arc 
Ellen, Erank. l^lizabeth. k^rederick. Mary. vSarah. Anne. Herbert. 

When their two dau^^hters mo\ed to I-^airmount. Winslow Hri^Eam 
and his wife rented the old home and buiit the now Charles Morse house 
to which thev mo\ ed and enjoNcd life tliere for less than two weeks. At 
the town's political demonstration \o\ . 1st, ISCI when general enthu- 
siasm pre\ailed and noted speakers ])resent. Mr. I'.ri^ham was standing- on 
the siik'walk, and was knocked down l>y an unmana-valile horse, and 
ne\er sj^oke a^ain. Soon the wife joined him in the other litL'. In the 
Larkin Home was married Anne ['"isher r)ri'j,ham to Samuel Royd. The 
coujile boarded first at the Thayer Hotel. Then be-an liousekee))inL;- on 
Bridge street, and then went to the Drajx'r home just this -idc ol ( ieor^'e 
Morse. (vSamuel and Anne's ch. Delia [m. Henry Aldrich] Anna [m. 
Samuel C. Darlin;^] kdorence. Lydda. Carrie. Henry, Eanny. ) 

At Anne's death. Samuel married Mar\- Lawi'ence of Shrewsbury. 
vSamuel IJoncI was one of ele\ en children. The I)oyds were an old fam- 
ily in Marlborou-h. b>hn Boyd the ancestor came to this country 1 (;;'>(;. 
Wm.. the grandfather of vSamuel w ho ser\ ed in the War of the Re\olu- 
tion came to Marlborough, when he was 12 years of ai^e. and was 
adopted by Mr. Stratton who owned the farm near So. Marlborou;j,h. 
He afterwards inherited the estate, ami married into the Ab)rse family. 
Of the children of Wm. Boyd. John, the father of Samuel is remembered 
and described as a •• man of quick wit. a noted joker, a man ot de\ice 
and schemes, but with his lar;4-e faniib was o\or burdened and became 
poor." His wife Sophia Bhel]:>s. dau-'hter of Ko-er Phelp- was an 
excellent woman, a faithfid mother and of ^ood family. Samuel lioyd 
was born on what wa^ ^eneralK known as the Hillman k^irm at .\Lirlbon) 
Junction, burnt some \ears a-o. At that time a shoe maker's a])prentice 
had to be able to make a Ix.otor shoe entire, and Sauuiel at 11 was put 
to trade as currier with Col. Joe Daxi^of Xorthboro. brother (.f "honest" 
John Da\ is who wa^ at one time (jinernor of the Slate. 



io8 




TIIK JOSIAII I'.KNNKrr IIOISK. MA1MJ-: STREET. 



Saimic-l ;iii(l liis lirDthcr )()st"])h Txiyd l)uilt tor their parciUs tlu- 
house called the josiali IJeiiiiett place on the corner of Nhi]:)le and Rridge 
streets. Here they went into husiness. and occupied a room I'dx.'lO teet. 
eniployinL;- ahout l^") hands. TheN remained here aliout two vears. and 
then mo\ed to the u])per ])art of the hrick hlock used as a hotel bv 
»Sidli\an Thayer on Main street, opposite the old Cottin^' ta\ern. .Soon 
after, they riio\ ed to a small house at head of the common. Idle next 
mo\e of >S;imuel was to Inndd the Morse hrick factor\ on Maj^le street, a 
monster and hi^- adventure in those days. Nine \ears later and vSanniel 
and Thomas Corey huilt the lirick hlock (Central House) where the\ 
employed .".(Ml hands. This led to the mammoth factor\ on ^hlin street. 
Tlie school education allowed to Samuel \)n\ d was a few weeks in 
winter, and one or two terms at the .\hn-!l)orou^h Acadenn with Mr. (). 
W . Alhee. 'Idle Inisiness of manufacturing shoes for market was 
almost new in Nhirlhorough. when he finished his apprenticeship at 
Xorthhoro. Lynn. Milford and a few other towns had done pioneer 
work with jM-omise and success. Col. ICphraim Howe had hegun here, 
on a small scale, and here vSamuel hegan manufacturing with his brother 
Joseph. [The latter m. Ahirv K. IJridge of Lowell, b\ whom he had 



IOC) 

one (hiu^-hter Caroline. Alter tlic- death of his lirst wile he m. his sister- 
in-law Susan S. l>ri(l^e. Joseph retired i'rom Inisiness in ls;;;i. and 
went to St. Louis. Retin-nin^- in Is IT. to take his hrother [ohn's ])lace in 
the tirni.] Samuel and his brother John had ^one into partnership, and 
built the Conmioiis shop in ISD), located nearK south of the I'liion 
Church. And so the business went on. Soon others \e-ntured until on 
e\ery hand tliey were bu\ in^ two sides of leather and a sini])le kit, 
making- shoes by hand in some out buildinjj,-, chamber or kitchen, and 
hurr\inL;' off to IJoston to sell their L^oods. and bu\ in^" a double (luantitv 
of slock the\- would ]:)ress into sl'ia ice, some child, w ife or hired man to 
do the same thiuL;' <i\er a^^ain on a lar^vr scale. At first a shoe-maker's 
kit was an awl. a knite and hammer, the same man doini;- all the jxirts. 
'J'hen came di\ ision of labor, and ••makiiiLi,- a team" became known. 
The business j^rew imtil for more than half a centur\- did ,Sainu(.d l>o\(l 
sta\" at home to do his life work. buililiuL:,- wp his nati\e place until he 
was characterized the •• Father of the Cit\ ."' Credit should be ^ixen 
Samuel Bovd for concei\ in;^ the itlea of the electric street railwa\ in 
Marlborou<;-h. and he carried his idea into effect b\ embarking- in the 
enterprise, and building- the road at his own expense. Mi". IJoxd also 
identihed himself j^rominenth' with the steam railroad inlerests of 
^Marlborough. The A^ricultiu'al iJranch Railroad to centre of Marl- 
borough was extended through efforts of Mr. l)o\(l who guaranteed to 
raise $!.'». (KM) in Ahn-lborouLi,"h. he himself subscribing- lari;'el\ to the 
fund. 




^LVRLBOROUCill CITY HOSPITAL. 



I lO 

Thr MarllKiroip^li L'il\ llnspital was incorpoi-atcd Fcl). 27. l.s'.Ml, li\- 
Miss Ilaiiiiali IC. r>im.'l<i\\. lloii. v"-^. IL Ilowr. liltlward L. IJi'^clow , 
1 k'iir\ ( ). Riisscll. laiiK-s T. .\iui-):)h\. Dr. lanu's Caniphcll. Tiniothv A. 
C()()li(l-v. \V. II. I'ay. linn. j. W. McDoiiahK W. S. Fn.st. lion. W. 
N. 1 )a\ cii]:»()rt. ()ia'siniL- La\ assnir. Francis C Curtis, lion. John 
( )'(_'()nnLll. W'insldW M. Warren, and lohn \]. Curtis. 

In v'^L'pt. l.s'.il the al)i)\(.' ,S\l\estcr lUicklin house was purcluisccl 
and ])rL'parations made tor occu])anc\-. The Institution was opened to 
tlie ]:)uhlic in l.S'.);'>. and remained so until Au^'. Fs'Jl. when on account of 
non-support the doors were closed tor ten \ears, when there was a re\i\al 
ot interest, and the hoard of trustees 1)\ hard and faitht'ul work secured 
the necessar\ amount of tunds to place the Hospital in such a iinancial 
condition as would allow it to start on a hrm lonndation. Tochix the 
success attendin;4' our Hospital has heen due to the ]:)resent ahle manage- 
ment, and the harmonious co-opei-ation of the larL;e numbers who ha\e 
!4enerousl\- respctiuled whenever called upon. The financial burden 
resting- on the trustees has been \ ery materialh lii;iitene(l b\- the work of 
the Ladies' Hoard. We cannot speak loo hi;4hl\ of their ser\ ice, and the 
Cil\ of Marlborough, and man\ citizens ha\e been generous with 
their Hospital. While main indix iduals and \arious Clubs and Societies 
ha\e i4"enerousl\ contributed, mention ma\ be ■^ixen onl\ of a few who 
ha\e donated oiu' hundi'ed dollars and more, towards the support of this 
much needed institution, the management of which is harmoniouslv 
successful, leadin;^- to that result which should be accomplished in the 
near future, a modern and up to date new Hospital IniildinL;' where all 
necessary reciuirements may be met. 

CONTKUUTIONS TO THK lIosPITAI.. 

I lannali Uiiiclow. $5,000.00 Mrs. Ellen Lane, $200.00 

S. 11. Howe. i.txx).oo I). W. Hitchcock. 150,00 

Corev Heirs. 5cx:).oo Hoh Trinity Clnircii. 120.00 

Henrv K. Winchester. 500.00 Messrs. Morse cV Uiyelow. 100.00 

Messrs. Rice iV Ilutchins.' 500.00 \\iilian) I'ay, loo.oo 

Samuel Txivd. 300.00 George A. Howe, 100.00 

Mrs. lohn A. Frye, 250.00 E. F. Longley, 100.00 
John A. Fr\e. X-Ra\ Machine 

Ol'I'ICKHS o|- M AKI.liOKOl (.n HosiMlAL. 

Presiiient, Di'. L". T. Warner Treasurer, 1"'. E. Clatlin 

\'iee-l'resident . T. 1. Ilairis Secretar\ , R. H. l>eauclreau 



Ill 

MeDKAI. AM) Si R(.I(. \L S'lAI I . 

Dr. E. G. Iloitt Dr. T. F. McCarthy Dr. ]. '[\ r,iukk-\ 

Dr. K. 11. ^:lli^ Dr. C. L. Culler. Jr. Dr. Delia M. O'Connell 

Dr. W. S. Riehartlson Dr. (). (J. Duhaniel Dr. |. |. Kclkx 

Dr. C. '1'. Warner Dr. R. E. Ste\ens Dr. J. A. D. St. laeciues 

Dr. C. W. Smith 

Ik'forc liiiisliiii^- this article \\ c would speak a word in I>clialt' of the 
j^irls in wliite. .\ trained lunvse. it is said, lasts ()id\ tit'teeii \eaivs, when 
she lieciiuie^ UKire or le--s hroken in health. The average nur^e is con- 
sidered as a tireless ]:)henonienon rather than as a human hein^. ''Few 
people bej^-in to realize." h^dward Uok writes, '-tile exacting- demands of 
a sick room — the learhil ])h\sical and mental strain. Idic nurse cannot 
complain — that would he improfessional — and so she ' !_;ets alouL;' some- 
how' imtil she i;,'i\es out. These trained niu'ses are fine women, friends: 
hard working', self-sacriticinii-. ])atient. tender. I>ut the\ are humans, 
just as accountalile to nature and her demands as is votir dau^•hter. TlieN- 
woidd last longer than fifteen \ears were we kinder to them. .\nd (iod 
bless them, they deser\e it, these twirls in white. In the hospital or in 
the home the\ are indispensalde. these women in their white uniforms." 



.\ short distance from the Hosj^ital is Ilildreth street. Half a 
centin-y ai;() Marlboro was almost an exchrsixeh agricultural district and 
was wideh known for its abimdant farniin;^- products. The shoemaker. 
the wheelwriijht and tlie blacksmith comjM-ised about all who were then 
considered the mechanics of the \illa!4e. The minister's, the law\ei's and 
doctor's families, emiiraced what little of aristocrac\- the little hamlet at 
that time contained. Benjamin \\\ ilildreth, fr.. was the eldest son of 
Dr. Ilildreth, the \illa,y.e physician, whose apjx'arance as he rode to and 
fro amoivj; his patients in his hi^h. \ellow sidk\ , was a terror to manv 
youn<4sters who had more i^reen fruit deposited in their stomachs tlian the 
wise Escida])ius w oidd think they could di^'est ; for the bo\ s knew he 
carried in his saddle lia^s an emetic which brouj^lit to li^ht all hidden 
things. The sad drownin;^" of the son in J3oston harbcjr on'the :^2(1 (la\- of 
July is;;(). created uni\ersal sym]:)athy for the afHicted famil\-. The 
militar\- cit\' guards of l)oston were ordered to wear the ustial liadi^e of 
niourninji^ for his death, and caused to be recorded that he was a w(jrth\- 
member. All the households were Idled in that da\' with lar^e families 
of children, and Dr. IliUlreth's was one of the largest, embracing fom-teen 
boys and ^irls. The house, thouL^h somewhat abridged from its former 



I 12 

dimensions is still standin;,;-. Later in his life the doetor disposed of this 
villat^e home, the old house t)n Main street, third house from the now Dr. 
Cutler house, where the ]5ostotlice was located, and de\oted himself 
mostl\- to culti\atin^- the soil. \'oun^-er ph\sicians came on the ground 
and nearly crowded off the old practitioner. The doctor l)ouL;ht a house 
and mo\ed onto llildreth street, from which circumstance the street and 
school take the name. 

Dr. llildreth enjo\ed disputations and was almost a constant attend- 
ant at the L}ceum which met weekly in the old Academx' w here L^ncle 
L'alel) W'itherhee presided so impartialh' and where tiie Re\s. Morse, 
( ireenwdod and I'mcklin joined with La\v\er Farwell. I'recej^tor Albee, 
Alden r>i-i^!iam and William l'\ IJarnard who were teachers of district 
schools, and sometimes the Acatlemy scholars took a hand in discussions 
of the general and local tpiestions of the daw Like (loldsmith's school 
master, the old Doctor •• \ an(|uished he could ar<i;ue still." which made 
rare sport for the \ounL;"er portion of the audience assemhled. Dr. Ilil- 
dreth's wife was a motherh matron and is remembered for her kimlness 
and generous impulses. ,She was liorn in Concord. Mass.. and \\as a 
dati»;'hter of Captain iJrown who led his compan\' on the IDth of ^Vpril 
177(), a;j;ainst the IJritish red coats to defend their nati\e soil. The 
Doctor's children took ^reat pridt- in their ancestors and often boasted that 
their grandfather. Captain Brow n. fought the battles of the Re\ olutionary 
war under the !j;reat \\'ashinL;ton. 



In front of the Hospital stands the Core\- Mansi(<n. 

The name of Thomas Core\ stands for one who held the esteem of 
]SLu'llK)r()Up,h people to a remai^kable dei^ree. (Jenerous to the poor and 
the unfortunate, ujii'i^iit in all his dealings, his death was dej^lored and 
he was ;4reatl\' missed when at the a^'e of tiftN-two he passed aw'a\'. lan- 
iiar\- 1, 1.S7."». l)orn in Irehuid in iSl'^'), he came with his parents in 
earl\- life to this countr\ . and b\ ener^\- and inteL;rit\' raised himself to 
]iartnershi]i with vSamuel HoncI, and for neaid\ thirt\" \ears continued as 
meml)er of the leading- Marlborough shoe com]^an\ — of the lirm I)o\'d tS: 
Core>'. The\- built the l)rick shop later known as •• Central House." 
Pre\ious to l.s;'),S he worked in Soulhborou^h and learned the shoe trade 
of llar\e\' Xewton. Thomas L'ore\ was a quiet, unolitrusixe and reti- 
cent business man. far-reachiuL; in his ])lans, imdemonstrati\ e in his 
actions. At the time of his death he was treasurer of the board of trus- 
tees of the Public Libi'ar\. which was draped in mourning', and all the 
stores were closed in token of respect. He married Eli/a [aiie. daughter 



113 



ofMark Fav, an.l l.uilt thf fiiir In.usf in whicli Wf.T l..,rn their tlircv 
childi-LMi : Edwin [m. Mary ( i,.<..Krar. cli. i:ninia. Maud] : i:iiza [ni. 
Horace S. Cn.well. ch. Mar-uerite, Fay] ; r.lanche [in. Charles F. ilol- 
yoke, ch. Thomas. Corey. Charles I\, Mar\]. 




ESariRK FARWELL. OR JOHN QVONXKLL IKnSE, 
MAPLE STREET. 

Richard Faruell, Esq., Iniilt this liouse. He was a hiwver and 
graduate of Harvard Colleoe. He married Caroh-ne M. 15ri-ham, 
daughter of Joseph Hrigliam. I':s,i.. the lirst settled la wver in town. " 'J'he 
house had, as to-day, an air <.f aristocracy. In earlier years there was a 
pretty pond in front, from the brook running through the grounds. 

Fifty years ago Mr. J.. hn O'Cnnell l.ought this estme. This fine 
ohl Irish gentleman, respected and a.lmired l.y all who had ever known 
him, was ,S;5 years old when he ])assed away, August 20, UK);). ;,,id the 
Hag on City Hall was placed at half-staff. "His life rea.ls like a romance. 
He was born at Middleton, Ireland, June 21, I.SlT,, ami was one of six 
children of William OT'onnell and Ellen P,arrv. lie had an excellent 
education, attending private schools in his nat'ive fnvn and in Cloyne 
until he was nineteen years of age, when he entered as clerk the store of 
Mrs. Edwards, remaining there two years. Eearning of tlie tliscovery 
of gold in California, he was fired with ambition and lon-e.l to oo to 



114 



AmLTica. lie sought tlie adxicc of \\i<. spiritual director. Re\-. Stephen 
CoppiiiL;er, wlio approxed and encouraged his ainl>ition. lie re\erentlv 
a^ked his father's l)lessin^•. and lieiuL!,- well equij^ped for those davs, John 
look passage in the " (jlohe Richmond" for l>oston, where he arrived in 
Ahi\-. 1.S47, alone and in a strange land, where he had nohodv to ad\ise 
liiin. no one to extend the j^uidin^ hand. Ihit he needed no prop on 
which to lean, and there was l)ut one faxor which he asked, which was 
— \V(trk: choosing- an\' kind of honest lahor rather than idleness. 

()ne da\' in r>o>-ton. after he had purchased his ticket for California, 
he met handsome Urid^et Kelleher. daughter of Jeremiah Kelleher. mer- 
chant of (^ueenstown, and Califortiia and the L;'old mines were then all 
for;4otten. Promplh' he >old his ticket and decided to settle in Marl- 
horoui_;h. Xe\er for a moment did his lo\e wa\er for the woman he 
had looked upon as his future wife, and on ^liw 27. hs.")!. Father 
()"I)onnell mai^ried the \ounL;' couple at Lawrence. Ma'-s. : and i|uotint^- an 
elderU lad\-. "A lo\elier l>ride ne'er came to ^Nhudhorou^h." All 
throu^'h their life these two worked to;4ether. not onl\- for ad\ ancement 
in material interests. Init for Christianit\' as well. With others the\ 
arraUL^etl tor successful lecture courses upon religious and ]iatriotic suh- 
jects to lie ;4i\en for them and their fellow emij^rants. ( Amon;j;the noted 
lecturers was (Jen. Thomas Francis Mea^•her. ) While l)oth deeply lo\'ed 
and ne\ er forj^'ot their mother countr\-, the\" were alwa\s patriotic 
^\mei-icans. Mrs. ()'Connell was an ardent lo\ cr of the hest in literature 
and amid man\' cai"e^ alwa\s found time for stiuK . 

It is a remarkahle fact that in these tirst da\s of toil the \()unL;' man 
who was afterwards to hecome a lar^■e emplo\er of men. the man who 
was to hecome the lar^e holder of propert\- interests, the man who was 
to he the head ot one of Alassachusetts" most thri\ in^' communities, the 
man who was to he a ^■ast power in Marlhoi-ouL;h. toiled from morn until 
niL;ht for the numiHcent smn of fift\- ceiit^ pcv da\ . Ilowexcr. he pur- 
sued his wa\ with the same dexotion to (lut\ that characterized his after 
lite. Men who were fellow lahorers with him in tho-^e tirst da\'s v;i\- 
that he jiossessed a cheerfid spirit and had the same imassmnin^- manner 
that shone so j)rominentl\- in his after life. The thrift\' spirit which was 
the toimdation for the fortime that he afterwards accmmdated was laid 
in those da\s of toil and sacritice. 

The future. howe\er. ne\ er looked dark. Marlho|-ouL;ii at that time 
commenced to show itself as a shoe i^roducin^- couinumit\. The old 
primiti\e methods iu the manufactm-e of shoes wei'e uslmI. hut the spark 
was there, and it needed onl\ men like John ()"L'onnell to fan it into 



115 

a flame. He felt that there was a future in the business for him, an 
althouj^h he luul not j^reat means, he nexertheless luul the amhition. His 
first experience in the shoe Inisiness was when he secured work in the 
shoe factory of William Dadmun. Pleasant street. Later he took out 
work from the l?ov(l-Core\ factor\-, and as a member of one of the old 
st\le teams, did considerable lal^or for that concern. It was not until 
is.")! that he determined to ^o into the manufacturing' business. With 
Richard Manstield. he embarked in business with a shop at what is now 
lOi Howe street. The new Hrm made a sixt\-pair case a dav, and sold 
their \\ares in \ er\' modest lots. The partnership was n()t of lon;^- dura- 
tion, anil dissohetl to the satisfaction of both men. Mr. O'L'onnell 
botij4"ht the structmx' now numbered lO.s Howe street, and lu't;'an the 
manufactiu'e of shoes there. Fi\e sixt\-pair lots were turned out daih 
at hrst, but the business had increased to such a dei^'ree that in ISij'J a new 
factor\- was ])uilt. 

Mr. ()'Connell had the distinction of beinL;- the first Marlbonni^'h 
man to locate a factorv on the spm" of a railroad. The sa\in<;- of freig'ht 
lulls on account of the proximitv of railroad facilities is onl\' one of the 
luanv incidents of his lite in which his business acumen and ]iroL;ressi\'e- 
ness stood forth ])rominentl\'. Thing's prospered at the new shop. Shoe 
making' machiner\ had made its apjiearance in factories, and ^Ir. ( )'L'on- 
nell was one of the first to take ad\antau,e of the new methods which 
brout;ht fortime to the shoe manufacturers. 

]Mr. O'Connell took his sons into partnership and William J., John 
A. and Daniel F. were admitted to a share in the concern. jjoth Wil- 
liam and Daniel retired, lea\ ini;" [ohn A. in the tii'ui. The tactor\- was 
burneil AJav 1, l.S'.M). but it was not loni;' before a handsomer and better 
structure in e\er\" wa\" was built in it^ stead. The ( )'Connell shoe^ tound 
a reailv sale and the business increased until ;'>.">(» haiuls were emplo\ed 
and 2r)()() pairs of shoes tmaied out daiU'. Mr. ()'Connell retired from 
business about the lime of his last illness. 

vShoe manufacturin;,;- was not Mr. ()"Conneirs onl\- care. For a 
number of \ears the firm of John ()"Connell iv: vSon was in the coal busi- 
ness, and is still beinij,- carried on under the direction of John .A. 
O'Connell. Mr. ( )"L'onnell was the owner of much ])ropert\ on Main 
street and other j^rominent thorcnij^'hfarcs in the citv. ^Vmon^ the 
holdings of real estate listed to his credit in the assessors' books are the 
Middleton block, built in 1.S.S2, and named after the place of Mr. 
(J'Connell's nati\ it\' : Franklin lilock antl man\- dwelling" hoirses scattered 
throuoh(jut the citv. 



ii6 

lie was one of the incor]:)orators of the Peoples' National Bank and 
served as \ ice-president and director of that institntion, lioldinL;- the 
former position while the late 1). \\'. Ilitchcock was ]:)resident. For '2't 
years Mr. O'Connell was a meniher of the Hoard of vStdectmen of the 
Town of ]Srarll)orou<4'h and was the Hrst ])ers()n of Celtic blood to hold 
stich a position. The interests and welfare of the town was alwa\s his 
chief concern and the same methods so snccessfid in his pri\ate Inisiiuss 
^vas a noticeable feature in his public ser\ ice. 

^\'hen the (juestion of introducing; a water works s\stem into Marl- 
borou_y,"h was considered, he was one of the hrst to announce his adherence 
to the project, and althouj^h there was no little opposition to the idea, 
iSIr. O'Connell and his associates carried the da\'. lie was a member of 
the committee that constructed the system and nobod\ in Marlborough 
was more joyful than he when its completion was a realit\'. 

lie served as Mavor o1 Marlborough duriiiLi,' the Near l.S'.);i, but one 
xc-AV was sufJTcient and he retired from ollice with man\ friends and few, 
if aiiA-. enemies. In fact the administration of John ()'Connell will ^o 
down into historx as one in which the chief executiye of the citv alwa\s 
pleaded for ;j;ood natiu'e and liarmon\". 

Xothini;- he loxed ])etter than to meet some friend of the old da\s, 
when he \yas fi;j,htinL;" his wax , and talk o\cr the incidents of those earl\ 
times. He \yas a man who cared nothing;- for membership in societies. 
Home he felt was the ])lace for a voun^- man rather than the club. fohn 
( )'Connell was a man of \ er\- democratic spirit. Modest and unassuming'. 
an\b()il\' not knowing- him woidd hardU beliexe him to be one of the 
leadin;^' men of the communitw lie had a deep sense of humor which 
sparkled forth in a steadw t1ow in^- stream, when the occasion called it 
forth. vStjuare dealinii' was a cardinal principle with him and to this he 
o\ved no little of his success. lie would fret|uentl\' exclaim : '• There is 
a ^ood deal of reli^'ion in pa\in;j; 1<)() cents on a dollar. " 

And now while we speak of Hon. lohn ()'Connell with pride as a 
tow nsman, let us not forget his ^ood w ife, rememberiuL;', " the hand that 
rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world. " vShe was iinleed a 
hel):)mate and a companion. vShe tiled .\pril 2, bSS-i, lea\"inji; nine child- 
ren, eii^ht of whom are still li\in^: William ] . : Water Commissioner 
John A. ; ICllen A. (past ]:)rominent teacher to whom belongs the distinc- 
tion of beini;- the only woman elected to ihe school board in the history 
of Marlborou-h) ; Daniel l'\, Mary J., l)a\ id II., Mrs. A. ^V. Fitz-erald 
and Dr. Delia M. (Hannah A., wife of M. J. McCarthy, died in l.s.sC) 



117 




ESQUIRE SIIKRM.W. OR ADOLI'JllS RARMIINTKR IIOUSE. 



Adolphiis Parnicntcr was postmaster tor \L'ars, and a loiij^; time 
sheriff of tlie Count\'. When he (Hed his widow l)ecame the wife of Dr. 
WilHams 1)\ whom she had two children and a hn^^e famih' h\- her kite 
huslnind. one dant4"hter l)ein^' the onh' sin'\ i\c>i'. rhrou;4h hoth marriai^'es 
INIrs. Parmenter came into ]:)ossession of considcralile ])ropert\-. .She was 
well educated and a ([ueeiiK' woman in personal presence, indentihed for 
years with the Alethodist church. Iler daughter, the late Mrs. W'illard. 
was the mother of Mr. vSiminer P. W'illard. a ])rosperous dental sur^^eon. 
jNIrs. Alabel Toiu'tellotte. originator and past president of the popidar 
^\'oman's Chih of Marlhorou^'h (one child, I'^rances), C I'^'anklin. past 
instructor Institue Technolo^w Boston, now in Patent Oifice, Washino-- 
ton, D. C, and Alice, who married A. E. D<^rr, Dorchester, Mr. 
Samuel l>o\-d. whose daughter married Mr. vSamuel Darlini^', ]:)mxdiased 
this place and made the old colonial house one of Marlborough's hand- 
some landmarks. 



iiS 




MICAII SIIHKMAN, OR WINSl.oW I'.AKMiS 1 1( )M KSI'EAI ). 



Main- will rcmcmbfi' the aboxc old house at ]\Iarlborough Junction, 
nearl\- opposite the tine residence of Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Walker [Mr. 
Walker was born in vS()uthl>()roU!j,h ; he married from New Hampshire 
Mary A. Eastman] : and not far awav from the \ cry lo\ely residence of 
Mr. and Mrs. Michael !>urke. The latter was Florence I]. Wiley. 
Tlie former a short time since \ er\ ;j,enerousl\ donated S 1 ,IM)() toward our 
Public Library, and also — to the ]ileasure of both parents and children — 
lately donated a L^rand phui^round of ti\e acres of land with fountain and 
seats. On the da\ of the dedication of this last ,u"ift. June 2(1, 11)01), nearly 
."), 000 people, amouL;- whom were prominent citizens, \ isitetl the grounds. 
The exercises connnenced at 2 p. m. with a parade of the school children, 
headed by the ]\hirll)orough IJrass Band, anil letl b\- Superintendent of 
Schools (). A. Morton fiom the High school to the new playgrounds. 
The latter made the introductory atldress and Thomas L'urley of Waltham 
made the principal speech ami explainetl the importance of the pla\- 
ground idea ami the effect it had on school children. He praised the 
gift and the generosit\' of the donor. •• There are men w ho gi\e 
chiu'ches, ■' he exclaimed, •* and men who gi\e libraries and other public 
buildings, but seldom do we lind a man thoughtful and generous enough 
to donate a playgroimd of ll\ e acres of beautiful land for the benefit of 
the youth. " 

Micah vSherman built the house, \yhich was torn down but a few 
\ ears since, somewhere in the seyenteen hundreds. His grandfather \yas 



TI9 

the John Sherman on the Farms who in the Indian (la\s was onv of the 
band of neii^-hhors assi<^ned to the Joscpli Morse garrison. Micah mar- 
ried Susanna D, Frost and when she (hed he married Lycha Coj^sweU. 
wShe in her widow liood married Colonel Joseph Davis of Xorthhoro. 
IVIicah Sherman was a prominent eiti/en and justice of the peace. On 
this spot he carried on his small farm and a store for famil\- supplies, also 
a tailor shop in the south rooms of the house. Fnder the tree nearl)\- or 
below, he had a lar^e wheelwri;j,ht sho]i where he employed man\- 
journeymen and apj^rentices. W'inslow Harnes learned the trade of Mr. 
vSherman and was his successor to the farm and the business, adding- a 
blacksmith shop which stood close I)\- to the old mile stone on which we 
can still read '• 2<S miles to ]>oston : ri;4ht hand road to Worcester; left 
hand to Grafton. " Here ''I'ncle" John Cottiny; set up housekeeping- 
with his pretty bride, Augusta IJarnes, the daui4hter of Winslow Barnes 
antl X'ancN' Newton. John was made postmaster and ke])t a store up 
town where later they mo\ ed into the Cottiivj; Ta\ern, a part (jf which 
had been built by John's father (the John Cottini;- who married vSallv 
Brigham). Here they remained until the\' Innlt and mo\ed into the at 
the time palatial house this side of Hol\ Trinitx church where resides 
Euf^ene Brigham, station assent on X. \'.. X. II. A: II. R. R.. whose 
wife is daughter of John and Augusta (Barnes) Cottinj^. Eugene is son 
of Charles H. Brigham, his mother Jane Felton, sister of Cvrus. 

Let us retrace to 1660. When Marlborough was incorporated there 
were about 1,000 acres granted to ^is parties, from 1.") to .")0 acres in each 
home lot. Among the latter was the minister's lot of ."lO acres and 
the blacksmith's lot of the same numlier. .Solomon [ohnson was 
here at the opening of Philip's War when at the attack on Marl- 
borough the population numbered n«jt much more than tiftv, of whom 
hardly forty men were fighting men ; and among the oS parties in the 
laving out of house lots in the earliest da\' of Marlborough, to him was 
assigned 2o acres of land. He was ^■oted selectman and was prominent 
in all business transactions. In 16(52 his son, Jonathan Johnson, had the 
smith's lot of oO acres which was south and southeast of the (dd common 
on the south side of the brook. It was giAcn to him on condition that he 
should •• reside in tow n se\ en years and do the town's ^york as a smith. 
and also if he at the se\'en years' end leave the t(jwn and endea\(jrto settle 
another smith in his room, both of wdiich if he do, the said land is his 
fore^er. " .V few years after, Mr. Johnson sold the southeast half of his 
lot (l.'j acres) bounded northeast by the brook, to Thomas Barnes. The 
next year after Mr. Johirson came to town, in October 166.'k he married 



I20 



]S[arv Newton, dauiihtcr of Richard Xcutoii, of Marll)or()u,i^h. and this 
was the first niarria;j,e recorded in Marll»orou;j,h's Town Records. 

Mr. lohnsoii was the schoohnaster of the town sc\eral years between 
l()'.)'.iand 17()S. llissoii. Jonathan Johnson. Jr., was a bhicksmith and 
resided at South >hn-llioroni;h. the\- tell us "near or where ^^licali 
vShennan. h^s(i.. carried on the blacksinith and wheelwright business. " 
lie was killed b\- the Indians on oi- near Jericho Ilill in 170.S. and 
undoubtedK it wa^ his •• widow Johnson'" who came uiuler No. (i of the 
2<> respecti\e forts or ;j;arrisons. i. e., Israel Howe's garrison. Often we 
ciuerv. in this time of almost constant wars with the sa\a;^-es. why did the 
\ oun'4 man and his xoun;,:; wife \enture to set up their dwelliuL;' so far 
from the centered \ illa^e. and s<i cx])osed to incursions by the Indians ? 
The distance from the meetin;^ house by the nearest traxelled ])ath was 
not less than three miles. The nearest house was his brother-in-law- 
Matthews. War alarms were almost constant. The usurpation of the 
Colonial !:;()\ ernment b\ Andrus and the \irtual sus]X'n--ion of ci\ il 
authorit\-. which just ihen occun'ed. ])ai-alyzed all municipal power. The 
I'^reiich authorities in Canada took adxanta^'e of this disturbed condition 
of things to stir up the Indians to renewed depredation on the fi-ontiers 
which resulted in a few months in the declaration of war between 
h>n!4land and I^-ance. known in history as " Kin^' William's War. " It 
recpiired coura^'e at such a time to strike out into the distant outskirts and 
there must ha\e been some strong" nn;ti\ e to induce one to run the 
hazards. 

The house lots which were assigned to the original ]:)roprietors of 
Marlborough in HiCiO, contained from 1.') to ;')() acres and were dexoted to 
dwellings, orchards and tillage; and as nearly all the .settlers depended 
mainK on agricidture for sul)sistence, it was necessary to pro\ ide forage 
for their cattle elsewhere. And so in the course of the first winter, 
meadow lots as the\- were called, were assigned to each settler. These 
meadows were the alkn ial lamls upon the borders of streams, and the 
basins among the hills were the bursting out of springs and the wash of 
the higher groimds gaxe growth to alnmdance of grass. All such 
meadows were then free from uiulerbrush and mostly bare of trees. 
Indeed, the whole country, eKce])t the swamps were free from under- 
brush. Men on horseback could ride an\ where, so the\' kept clear of 
mir\- swam]:)s and deeji water. For in order to gi\'e themsehes good 
hunting, the Indians were accustomed to burn o\er the whole countrx 
annually, after the fall of the lea\ es in autumn, which effectualh kept 
down the xoimg growth and left only the old timl)er standing. The rank 



1 2 1 



growth ot thatch and other nati\ c meadow ^-rasses made tierce tires which 
entirely consumed \ e^vtalinii. The meadows were thus all read\- tor tlie 
scythe and the c[iialil\' of the ■^rass was much better than most landN now 
produce. Ihniui^" assit^iied meadow lots to each householdei', then came 
the important matter of sunnner ]:)asturaL;e tor cattle, and this led to the 
settint;- apart of what was termed the •' cow common. " This took in all 
the uplands immediateU" surrounding' the house lots, tornniiL;' a hell of 
ahout one and a half uiiles wide, hounded southerh' 1)\' Ston\ brook, 
\vesterlv b\' .Stirrup l)rook, noriherh b\' A^sabet ri\er. etc. ^Vnd it was 
ordered that this iuimense tract shall •' remain a perpetual cow 
counnon for the use of tlie town, ne\er to lie aUotted without the consent 
of all the inhabitants and proprietors thereof. " This included all tliat is 
now SoulhborouL;h Centre. ^Vnd this oi'der led to the earh' settlement 
of so man\' families at Fa\\ille and elsewhere to the south of vSton\- 
brook, for the uplands sm'tal)le for farm homesteads must be sout^'ht out- 
side of these " cow connnoiis. "' 




THE II.\I^RIX(7T()N. Ol^ WILLIAM WALKER HOME. 



Passing down the " Farms" we come to tlie aboxe home, adjoining 
the Sherman Farm, of Captain William Harrington. He was a tall, 
straight, fine looking man. li\ing on a good farm, surrounded by an 
interestinu' familv. l)Ut w ith all his abilitv a cloud of del)ts came hang- 



1 22 

hv^ o\ cT liim and he ;j,a\ c up his farm ami in()\ cd to the villa<i;e, where he 
supported his tamiK h\ laborino; at his trade as carpenter and joiner. 
]Mr. William Walker of vSudl»ur\ purchased the larm. to where he mo\ ed 
and li\ed to time of his death. His widow still resides there. 

In earl\ da\s the militar\- training- was L;reat entertainment for both 
Nouu'j,- and old. The Common, where now stands our Ilii;h .School 
iUiiklini;-, was the centre of attraction. ( )ften there were seen three Nhnd- 
horonu'li Infantry Comjxmies. and one Company of Troopers: the latter 
made up from this and neighboring- towns. The Ivist Company was 
commanded by Capt. .Samuel Warren : North Company by Capt. jedidiah 
Wood: West Compan\ by Capt. Abraham Ilowe: and the 'broopers b\ 
(_'apt. William narrin;j,ton. ( )ne of these companies wa>- disbanded to 
-ive place to the Rifle Company b)rmed about bsl:'.. This last was 
commanded bv Cai)t. Stephen R. Phelps. At one time when this Com- 
pany came out to practice they shot rather w ild of the mark. Amon;j; 
the bystanders was I'ncle Jess Ames. One of the Company asked jess: 
''How should \ou like to be set up as a tar;:;et ? " The reply came 
([uickly : •• Well, I L;uess that is the safest pl-dcv in the nei,L;'hborho()d." 
In Sprinij; Hill Cemetery two ai^-e-discolored stones mark the s]:)ot where 
the Harrington soldiers of the Rexolution lie buried, ancestors identilied 
with Marlborou-h since the days of the Colonists. The beautiful bdm 
tree near the house sprung- from a seed brou_i;ht by Lady Walker from 
her old home in Westborou<,di. vSometimc in I.STO throuf^h the enerc^etic 
efforts of Laxinia Howe. after\yards wife of Prof. Phelps, a society called 
the ^'Shenstone" was or;4-anized in the West Parish of Marlborough, the 
principal object of which was to 'vset out shade trees for the beautifying 
of the streets." Our city to this day shows the results of this example 
worthy of emulating;'. 

Ridinjj,- on we come to the farm of Winslow Arnold, 2d. a !j,ood 
farmer who passed on his successful ideas to his son-in-law. (ieori^-e 
Sherman, the jox ial and ;j,enial man welcomed all o\er the town \yith his 
early .Sherman cider and \ electables, and who. marryiuL;' one of Mr. 
Arnold's dauLChters, remained on the home place. Before the town of 
Marlb(jrou<4h -was settled Iw the ICnt;lish the Indians culti\ated the ap]ile. 
and Gookin, in describing;- the Indian plantini;- Held, speaks of the apple 
orchards whose fruit in e\ ery period of Marlborouiih history has been 
conspicuous. As earl\- as liiTC. the Indians showed their appreciation for 
this fruit, and neyer failed to injure the orchards belon^iuL;- to their 
enemies. In 17.")2 IU'm-\ IJarnes, Mscp, the loyalist, setupa distillery in 
the center of the town for the manufacture of cider brai-id\- which he ex- 



ported in i^reat tjuantitics. Nineteen years later the assessors returned to 
General Court for the jDurpose of taxation ;'>.2',)7 liarrels of cider as the 
product of their orchards. ( )ne hundred \ears ■.[•j^t> e\ er\- consitlerable 
farmer had a cider-mill on his premises and made his own cider. In fact, 
such a mill was regarded as one of tlie necessar\' huildin^s ujxm a farm. 
]Shun' would team cider to Boston three or four times a week in the fall, 
and the custom lasted until the Temperance Reform threw this hf\ eraj^-e 
into the shade, when orchards were eni;rafted and coiuerted into winter 
fruit. l>ut thou;4h the distilleries ha\e for the most part disapj^eared, 
those of the present da\ still re'memher the vSlicrman cider. 



124 



CHAPTER VII. 




()LLp:rt()x. or 15A(,l li:\ hall, siffolk. i:n(,laxd. 



There are so nian\' of the descendants of the ni;4elo\\s and Warrens 
in and out of Marlli()rou;_;h. we Itehexe a wiatten sketch oi same will l)e 
of interest. 

''The J^ii^elows can lie traced to a remote ])eriod in h]n;4land. e\en 
to the reiL;-n of Henr\- III., when the name was written IJa^uley. and 
^vas deri\ed from the place where they tlwelt. Richard at that time was 
lord of l)a<4-ule\-, and his descendants took the name of the place. In the 
rei^-n of llenrv \TI.. Ralpli de l^aj^uley was lord of Ollerton Hall, and 
died l.')-i(l. lea\in^- Randall and Nicholas. I^andall dietl l.').')!"), and his 
sons. Philli]! and Rohert. divided his estate. Roherl died ir».S:.\ lea\ in^' 
Randall and lohn. hoth of whom mo\etl to .Suffolk. Randall died ICii'd, 
leaxini^ two sons. Francis and John. Francis died Ki-'iT. and ,!4a\e b\' 
will a portion of his pro]U'rt\- to his hi-other John, then in New Fni^land, 
who was baptized in I'hi^land 1()17." 



1^5 

After the marriaj^e of John to .Nhir\ Warren, lliese \ounL:,' ]:)e()|")le set 
lip hoiise-keepin;j," of their own. John was the- descendant of Lord 
J?a<i,"idev of Eni^land's Manor of Ollerton llall. and enii'^ratin;^' to America, 
lie took the oath of fidelitx' at W'atertown in li;.'(2. and lieconiin^- a fn^e- 
inan. settled down to the trade of Iihicksmilh. for w hicli tlie low n allowed 
him land and ten trees of ^ood oak. In early times the relatixe interests 
in the town b\' the pro]")rietors \\ as computed in the distribution of house 
lots and meadows, and in those da\s the blacksmith came next to the 
minister: for this \cr\ much needed mechanic was justb a]:)preciated. 
So amoUL;- the list of names of lots assi^-ned to the earh' settlers we laid 
"to a minister and to a blacksmith" thirt\' acres ot land for each, was 
set apart. John was indeed kept \erv lnis\ . 'rhe\- chose him to be 
sur\ evor and constable and one of the ••se\en men" (selectmen), 
and his homestead soon extended to sixt\- acres of land. \'ears passed. 
^Iar\' Warren li\edhalf a centurw bore him thirteen children, and after 
her death he married .Sarah Bemis. John was .S(; \ears of a^e before he 
\\as carried to the old bin'\in;4 L;romid to be laid 1)\' his dearU' belo\ ed 
trrst wife. Marv Warren. .Vmon;^" the expenses charj^ed for the liuieral 
we find se\eral pairs of black i^doN es, twentv i^allons of w ine. bottles lor 
the same, allspice and su'^ar, and two men and horses to carr\- the wine 
and other articles to the funeral, etc.. foi" funeral excesses prexailed at 
this time and we reatl of one funeral costing- six hundred pounds, with 
its olt)\es, ring's, mourninL;" scarfs, tankards of w ine, and men and horsL-. 



It was man\ vears aL!,o when John l)it;ulah and Marv \\ arin were 
•'jovned in mariat;- " before Mr. Xorwell October .'JO, l()-t2, in the 
ancient town settled the same \'ear as IJoston and called Watertown, and 
this marrian'e was the \erv first recorded in that place. In the ear]\' (la\s 
of the colonies, the all powerful minister could not perform the marriage 
ceremon^ . A maj^istrate, a captain. an\ man of di;4iiitv in the commu- 
nity Could be authorized to marrv Pin^itan loxers sa\e the parson: and 
not until the bejL^inninjj; of the isth centur\- did the I'uritan minister 
assume the function of solemnizinii; marriages. Therefore the well- 
beloved pastor, the Re\-. Mr. Phillips, Hrst minister to Watertown (his 
colleague, Mr. John Kntnvles, had gone on a mission t<j \'irginia) 
although present at the ceremony, could not legalh' pronounce the bans, 
and so Mr. Xorwell, an Elder, had the distinction oi being the important 
personage in this \ery notable affair, and great was the e\ent to the 



126 




JOIIX 15I(41-;L()\V AM) M.\R\' W ARRKN nAXCINd AT TIIKIR 

\vi:i)i~)iN(; IN \VA'n:R TOWN. 



aouiil;- matrons and uiiinarrie'd folks at the tiuK'. In th()sc carK (la\>' the 
coh)nists married eail\. and l)achcloi"s were rare indeed in this land of 
unbroken forests where hoLisL'kee):)ers were not to he found. And if tlie 
marriage were an important one. a sermon was preached in the church, 
the hride according' to custom selecting' the text. Can we not imagine 
Alar\- searcliin^" the (jood l>ook for a text ne\er so ap])ropriate and sweet 
as this must he for them? I''or would not the\'. lohn and Ahu^v. he there 
amon*;' the man\- con^re^'ated to hear what the\- had chosen : 

For three suceessixe weeks had the \ oun^' couple heen •■ cried in 
meetin " and e\'er\l)o(l\ was on the tii)toe of expectation, for Nhu^x was a 
favorite, and her father heint;' a man of piopertN and of conset[uence in 
town affairs, nothing' was spared to make the da\ one of note and ^reat 
pleasiux'. The oUl trea-ure chest from l-2n;4huul had heen unlocked hv 



127 

the mother weeks brfoiv. and an outfit t'ouiul for the hride which caused 
pleasant ""ossip for man\ a (la\ . A lieautiful silken l;()\\ii purchased in a 
more alHuential life in London: a string of ;4'old heads taken rlL;ht from 
the neck of the ]:)roud mother: a daint\' hit of lace: a pair ot hi;j;h-heeled 
slippers and kerchief ]irettil\ knotted, turned ^hu•\• into a lixin^' picture 
and \\"orth\' mate for honest [ohn in knee breeches, square skirted coat 
and nicel\- :rimped shirt front, silken stockinL;s, low shoes with siUer 
buckles and cue well he-ribboned. l\]\er\bod\- wanted to lend a lielpin<f 
hand. The house was ])ut in apjile ]iie order : the floor of the i^reat li\ Iiil;" 
room freshlv s;mded. the old brass andirons and the ]:)ewter platters and 
porrin<4'ers and dishes on tiie buftel scoured until the\' shone like siher, 
and the table loaded w ith refreshments for the quests, some of whom 
li\inLi" a mile or more awa\ , rode upon horst'b;ick, the women as was cus- 
tomar\ — for no carriaL^es were then know n — on ]iillion behind. 

^harv was born in Enj^land and her faliier was on the list of IIS 
Freemen :it \\"atertown in ICi.'ll. (In order to be admitted as I'reeman it 
was necessar\' to be a church member, ;md tor tiiis reason there were 
some men holdin;^ respectable social ])ositions who never \\ere thus 
admitted or n(»t until advanced ag-e. It was not necessary, howexer to be 
a church member or a Freeman in order to hold oiHce in the town or 
appointments from the Court. This could l>e done by taking- the oatli of 
fidelity, and in some instances townsmen who were not Freemen were 
allowed to \ote. ]o!m Ui^elow, .Sr., took the oath of fidelilx in 1(352 
but he was not admitteil Freeman until April 1()'.)0 at the a^e of To. 
]Man\- were Selectmen, town clerk, etc.. etc.. twent\' vears or more l)efore 
the\ were :ulmitted as Freemen.) Ihit to return to John W'arin or 
\Varren who was IT) \ears of at^'e \vhen he emigrated to this country in 
Winthrop's fleet on the L^ood shi]:) '• Arabella "' which sailed from \'ar- 
mouth in Kk'lO, ten \e;irs later than the ••Mayflow (.^r." John was one 
hi^hU' respected and was selected in this new home by his fellow-citizens 
as one to la\ out the hiL^hwavs and see that they be sulhciently repaired. 

As we ha\e said, he was ]iossessed of some ]M"opert\ and was chosen 
vSelectman. Ihit brin^in^- with him to New Fn;j;land the same spirit of 
independence and free thou;j,ht which ])romptetl him to tly from the 
intolerance and bii^otrN' at that time of old Enp:land, he incurred as the 
years went on the displeasure of his Watertown citizens by ne^'lect of 
public worship and Hned one da\- therefore, as was then the custom, three 
pounds and ten shillings. This was seventeen years after Mary's marriage 
and he must ha\ e been about ('>! \-ears old. In these days of the Puritan 
vSablxith. the barren meetiu''- house without tires or music, and its tedious 



128 

sennoii running;- oii to cxcn the sixtccntliK . timrd hv an hour-^lass turned 
o\er and oxer aj^'ain. the t\ thin^-men were dt'ten found necessary, and it 
was .so ordered that two aj^pointed e\ er\ Lord's day *■' sliould walk forth 
in time of (iod's worsliipj^e to tak notice of such as either lye about the 
meetint;- house, \\ ithout attendini;' to the word or ordinances, or that he 
at home, or in the tieUls without ixixin;^ t^ood account thereof, and to tak 
the names of such ]:)ersons, and to j^resent them to the magistrate, w here- 
hy the\ ma\ be accordinjily proceeded against, " for not to be a meetin^- 
^oer in those da\s was to ran^e one's self with thie\'es and robbers and 
other outhiws. As one has saitl, " Xo matter if the meetinjj; house was 
cold, and there was danger of consumption, it was apjiarently ' more 
pleasini;; to the Lord ' that a man should j^et sick attendinii; ser\ ices in His 
house than by staxiiiL!," at home ])reser\e his health, " 

The blue laws of Massachusetts were then nearl\- as stringent 
as those in Connecticut, where a mother mij^ht not kiss her child 
on vSunda\', or a ^"irl smile tlurin^;" Dixine serxice at her sweet x'ouul;' 
friends lest a com]:)laint be made a;j;ainst them. Mar\ 's father was a man 
of intelli^'enl ideas and had the courage of his coinictioiis. " Had they 
not," sturdy John tjueried, *' broken awa\' from persecution in the old 
home: ^Vnd were not these \ery tithin;j,inen pett\' txrants and ofhcial 
harpies who, instead of spendinjj; the da\- as the\' oui^ht, in worshippini;- 
(rod, confessing their own manifold sins, and pra\ ing that they max be 
endued xyith a moi'e Christian temj^er, are riding or walking the highxx ay 
* seeking whom thex' max" dexour ' and gratifying at once their malice and 
their axarice bx' plundering their felloxx' citizens and tilling their oxx n 
pockets: No imleed : he for one would come and go as he chose. 
Surely he xxas old enough to knoxy xxhat \xas gooil for himself, and he 
\xould take such friends into his house as he deemed lit." (In l(i(il the 
houses of old Warren and goodman Hammond xxere ordered to be 
searchetl for (Quakers), For as he saiil, ''real Christianitx cannot flour- 
ish by persecution," and though he must pax the fine this time for sheer 
jieace, he xyarned them that he'd ne\ er again pax more. Tiiis spirit did 
not appease the W'atcrtoxyn searchers for inic[uity. He had gone against 
their \ iexys too manx' times. He and Thomas ^Vrnold had excn gix en 
freely their o])inion of the laxx s concerning baptism and xyere each fined 
txxenty shillings therefor. 

(Quoting Alice Morse Earl in her "Customs of Old I-2nglaiul :" 
'* When \ye consider the chill and gloom of those unheated, freezing 
churches, groxx ing colder and dam]>er and deadlier xyith exerx xx intr\' 
l>last, we xxonder that groxxii jiersons exi'U could bear the exposure. 



129 

Still more do we marvel that tender babies ever lixed through their cruel 
w inter christenings when it is recorded that the ice had to he broken in 
the cliristening bowl. In \illages antl towns where the houses were all 
clustered around the meeting house the baby Puritans ditl not ha\ e lo 
I'e carried far to be baptized: Init in the country parishes, where the 
dwelling houses were widely scatteretl. it might be truthfuilv recorded oF 
many a Christian chikl : ' Died of being Ijaptised.' One cruel parson 
l>elie\e(l in and practiced infant innnersion, fairly a Puritan torture, until 
his own child nearly lost its lite thereby. Dressed in tine linen and 
wrapped in a hand-woven christening blanket — a '•bearing cloth" — -the 
unfortunate young Puritan was carried to church in the arms of the mid- 
wile, who was a person of \ast importance and dignity as well as ser\'ice 
in early colonial days, when families of from fifteen to twenty children 
were cpiite the common quota. At the altar the baby was placed in his 
proud fathei's arms, and recei\ ed his first cold and disheartening reception 
into the Pm'itan church. 

"In the pages of Judge vSamuel .SewelTs diary, to which alone we 
can turn for any tletinite or extended contemporarx- jiicture of colonial life 
in Puritan New England, as for know ledge of England of that date we 
turn to the diaries of Evelyn and Pepys, and find abundant proof that in- 
clemency of weather was little heeded w hen religious customs and duties 
were in cjuestion. On January 22d, KIK-i, Judge Sewell thus records : 
A \ery extraordinary Storm by reason of the falling and driving of the 
Snow. Few women could get to Meeting, A child named Alexantler 
was baptised in the afternoon." He does not record Alexander's death 
in sequence. He writes thus of the baptism of a four days' old cliild of 
his own on February Gth, 1().')(> : "Between o and 4 P. M. Mr. W'illard 
ba]:)tizeth my Son whom 1 named Stephen. Day was lowing after the 
storm but not freezing. Child shrank at the water but cry'd not. His 
brother Sam shew'd the Midwife who carried him the way to the Pew. I 
held him up." And still again on April Sth, 1677, another of his children 
\yhen Init six days old : ^ Sabbath day, rainy and stormy in the morning 
but in the afternoon fair and sunshine though with a Blustering Wind. 
W'eeden the Midwife brought the Infant to the Third Church w hen Sei"- 
mon was about half done in the afternoon." 

Poor little Stephen and Hull and Joseph, shrinking away from the 
icy water, but too benumbed to cry I vSmall xyonder they quicklvyielded 
up their souls after the short struggle for life s() gloomily and so coldl\- 
begun. Of Judge Sewall's fourteen children, Init three sur\ived him, a 
majority dying in infancy : and of fifteen children of his frientl Cotton 



Mather, hut two sunived their father. This reUgious ordeal was Init thr 
initial step in the v\</h\ system t)f selection enforced hy c\cr\ detail ot the 
manner of life in earlv New h^nj^land. The mortality amon^- infants was 
apallin<i-lv larue : and the natural result — the sur\ i\al of the fittest — may 
account for the present touL^h endurance of the Xew h^n^land people. 

Five years \yent on and a^ain was this \ery intlependent John W'arin 
warned for not attendini;- puhlic worship, and u]-)on the point of another hue. 
But this direct descendant of William the Concjueror. and of William 
<le Warren, who fou^'ht at the hattle of llastin^'s and recei\ed from the 
Coneiueror two hundred and ninety-eiu,ht manors in England and at his 
death \yas huried in the ahhe\ of I^ewes in Sussex which he had founded : 
this father of little Mar\ . whose ancestors, h^arls of Warren and Surrey, 
held the \ery first rank in I'Lngland and Xormandy : wfarietl. it would 
seem, of the restrictions of the Puritan church, and ■• taking the reins." 
so to speak, into his own lunuls, as he had done before in old h^ngland. he 
decided not to pa\ ^uch a coU'-iderahle sum for acting according to his 
own conscience, and the record gixes us the indisputahle fact that "old 
Warin."" meaning Warin. vSenior. "is not to he foimd in town!"" No 
one knows to this da\- how this affair of John Warin"s was settled, hut he 
"came liack,"" so the records sa\ : prohahly in his own good time, and 
in the \ear It'Hw. ti\e \ears after his wife ^hlrgaret died, he. at the age 
of S2 \ears. was laid heside her in the oUl gra\ eyard in Watertown. All 
four of his children had heeii in England. John. Nhu-y. Daniel and 
1-Tizabeth. Daniel's daughter (irace marrying Joseph Ah)rse. and John 
or-'Cajitain John's"" daughter hTizaheth marr\ing Daniel Harrington, 
both of whom mo\ed to ^hirlborough l\n-ms with ?^h)rse and P)igelow'. 
.Statistics, therefore, are these : John Warren came to .Vmerica, KilJO; 
made freeman. Id:')!: appointed surxeyoi-, l(;;')."i: possessed ITC) acres, 
l()-42; fined for offence against ba]:)tism, 1(').")1: warned ami fined for non- 
atteiulance at ]:)ublic \yorshi]i. 1(;.").S; his house searched for (>^uakers, 
ICCl : died in Watertown at the age of S2 years, 1C)(;7. 

Among lohn and Mary liigelow's thirteen children \yas one they 
named Samuel w ho married Mary Flagg and was, as his father, a promi- 
nent man in Watertown, which he represented in Cieneral Court, and set 
up as innholder which business lie carried on until he and his sons began 
to feel with other Watertown and Sudbury men "straightened for want 
of more land. " So when Mr. Alcocke died (the latter had been em- 
plo\ed by the Colony and was possessor of sexeral grants of land on the 
southeasterU- liorder of Marlborough called to this day "the Farms" 
which fell to the hands of his heirs, among whom was Ephraim Hunt 



I^I 



who married .Vlcockc's tlau^htfr ) Samuel liigelow , Sr., John Bemis, 
Joseph Morse and Samuel Ahirse. •• luisbandmen of Watertow ii. " hou^lit 
of Mr. Hunt ;').')() acres of this land, and here Samuel's three sons, John 
Samuel and Thomas. mo\ed. huill and settled. 




THE HOMESTEAD OF JOHN I'.KiELOW. THE INDIAN CAPTIN'E. 



Here in the hoa-e al)o\e. llu' Hrst U'i^elow homestead in Ahirl- 
horough, remodielled no douht from time to time, did the J^igelow 
brothers ];\e. Ten children had been given to v^amuel I^igelow of 
A\'aterto\vn and his wife Mary Fla';g ( one of them being Merc\- who 
married Lieut. Thomas (xarHeld, and became the direct ancestors of our 
late President Garfield) among whom was the John named after his 
grandfather and who had married in Walertown before thev came here 
to buiUl on the Farms. Jerush\- (jarheld. John being the lirst IJigelow 
who settled in Marlborough. 

This was the time when the whole connnunit\ was kept in constant 
iilarm. Marlborough being a frontier town was greatlv exposed to 
attacks from the Indians, and for a time it \\ as the theatre of war. The 
horrors of Philips war ha\ e no parallel in our hist(jr\- and the inhaliitants 
suffered e\ery privation. Xo one felt safe. vScarcelv had the smoke 
ceased to ascend from one bm-ning building when the foe would be found 
prowling aroimd another, and at all times the men were called awav 



13^ 

from home to encounter the enemy and protect the neij^hbors and those 
o-arrisons most distressfully in peril. At the time Lancaster was attacked 
and an ei'^hth of the whole pojndation cither killed on the spot or carried 
into capti\ ity. the gallant Captain Wadsworth, with his company from 
Marlhorouiih, arrived just in time to rescue the <^arrisons there and those 
who were left. John Hijgelow was one of those who had been called to 
the ("-arrison house of Thomas Sawyer of Lancaster. In an unguarded 
moment he, with Sawver and his son, Elias, were surrounded by the 
Indians, captured and carried by them to Canada where they were held 
iM'isoncrs by the French Go^■ernor. Soon their skill as mechanics was 
discovered, and thev ha^ ing ever the hope of freedom before them, made 
e\erv effort to please their captors, and so far succeeded that less restric- 
tion was put upon them. P)Ut although the watch upon them apparently 
o-rew less vigilant, thev well realized that to attempt escape by running 
awav would onlv be quick death or lingering torture by the Indian foe, 
and so they bided their time. One day the following letter was placed 
in John's hands : 

"Maklbury, August 22, 170(5. 
Dear and loxing Husband, — 

In much grief and tender affection, greatly lamenting your miserable 
condition, hoping in the mercy of God who has prospered you and kept 
vou alive hitherto and will in His own due time work your deliverance, 
that these few lines may find you in health as I am at the present and the 
children, blessed be God for it and for all his mercy bestowed on you and 
(jii myself. This may acciuaint you that I received your letter dated 
January the 6th, on the (kh of August last, and for which I am, though 
in mucli sorrow and grief, thankful to you. And I do most Humbly and 
importunately petition the Governor to have pity and compassion on 
yourself and me. 

Lamentations :'> :2o. The Lord is good to them that \\ait for him, to 
the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and 
cpiietly wait for the salvation of the Lord, for the Lord will not cast off 
forever, but though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion accord- 
ing to the multitude of his mercies. ^Vherefore should a li^•ing man 
complain, a man for the punishment of his sins. Let us search and try 
our way and turn again to the Lord. 

I remain yoiu' 1()\ ing wife, greatly sorrowing for you. 

Jerushv Bigelow. 
I do further acquaint \ou that brother Samuel and Thomas are well 
and the rest of our relations. " 

This letter incited a still greater desire for freedom, and seizing an 
opportunity when they could freely discuss a chance for their escape, John 
and Sav>-yer planned one night a way to obtain their release. Thomas 



ITT 

^ ."),! 

SawNLT was a blacksmith aiul John Hi^vlow a car]:)ciitcT, and tlicir 
abilities had already been tested by the (j()\ern(ir to w hoin the\ went and 
Ijroposed in exchant^e for their freedom that the\' would l)uiUl a sawmill, 
there bein^ none at that time in Canada. The offer was tiiiicklv accepted 
for this was what the Goxernor had f<ir some time desiretl. and so thev 
Innlt a sawmill on the River Chamblax . the first mill built in Canada. 
.Vfter some dela\ . John Bii^elow and the elder Saw \er were allowed to 
return, the Noun^er »Sawver bein<4' kept there for se\ eral months to run the 
mill before beinii; allowed to followon. ( )ne can imai^ine the surprise 
and j^reat jo\' of the lonel\- and berea\ed wife when her l^ooiI husband 
was agaiii with her. and as an expression of the happiness and peace John 
then enjoyed as comparetl w ith that he suffered ^vhile a j^risoner, and in 
token of his gratitude for his release from capti\ it\". he called his dau;j,'h- 
ters, born after his return. Comfort and Freedom. 

John and jerushy's ele\ en children were all born in .\hirlboroui;h. 
but becarne wideh separated. oid\- one of the li\e sons remaining- in town. 
This was (iershom who marrieil ?^lar\' Howe and the\" li\ed on the old 
hcanestead. (iershom was a much respected citizen, .Selectman, etc. 
and member of Capt. Al)raham Williams Co. 17.")7. He li\ed to be '.»7 
years old. 




Till-: W'lLLARl) MORSE. OR XI-:\IXSON STOXK HOMESTEAD. 



134 

Here (111 the •• I'anii^ ■■ was kept a iieiLihlxii-hodd ^-l•|)ccl■\■ store In* 
\\ illard Alorse. \\ Im \\ as also a custom hoot and shot.' maker and o\\ ner of 
this farm, which thoui^h small, was a ■^ood one. Willard Morse and his 
wite, Mar\ ICa^er. were surroimded l>\ an interesting" i^roup oF lioys and 
i^irls, amon<^' whom was Freeman, who married (ieor^ianna Morse, and 
Geori^e. oiw resjiected ex-Alderman, who married Helen X. Leland. 
Freeman .\h>rse started maniifacturim;- shoes on the •• Inarms." contiiuiin;^ 
until l<sr>l), when he and his hiother (ieor^e Formed ixirtnersiiip and pur- 
chased the old B()\(l hrick -hop on Maple street, where the\' continued 
husiness for many years. In later da\s theal)o\e old house became tl.e 
home oF one whom at time oF his death was the oldest memher of Post 4.'), 
(i. A. R. When President Lincoln called For troops to put down the 
Rehellion. \e\ inson vStone enlisted in Co. C 2.'tth Mass. Re^t.. and Uv 
three years served under Gen. l^)stei-. He married Puc\- .Vmes, dau<^hter 
of r^cwis. and coming- home Froui the war in l.sCi 1. he returned to his home 
and eni'-a'-ed in Farmiii'--. h'\in'>- to he '.l'2 \ears oF a'>e. 




TlIK NEWTON. OR DADMIN 1 lOMKSTKAl). 



Riding ]:)ast the Morev house and im-nin^ to the southeast we come 
to the little old house oF Daniel I^ohert Ha\(len. which has a curious tra- 
dition : One day the Indians n\ ho iiad smoked the i)ipe of peace with 
him, accidentally shot a Faxorite colt heion^iiiL^- to him, and as restitution 
<^a\e Hayden a d^-vd oF this ]>retty Farm. Not Far distant, stands the 
abo\e old Homestead. An old home-tead seems like a hook wliichif 
one could hut read would he Found containini^" stories re])lete with 



o^ 



romance and history. And here llic wondci-ful door stont' nine t'l'et Ioiil;" 
and li\e and a half feci wide makes a tlttiivj,- jirefacc to this interestin^t;- 
old time mansion with its enormous chimne\, wainscoated rooms, and 
timbers and licams so sound and strong- that the\- seem ^'ootl tor a century 
more. It was in KMd that Richard Xewton came o\ cr from I'^n^^land to 
settle in Sudhury, Mass. lie was made freeman in KM.') and was one of 
the early petitioners for Ahirlhorou^h. I lis land was in the southerly 
part of the town w hich became »SouthborouL;h. Records sa\' that he died 
a»;"ed "• about lOi) \ears."" His son Daniel was born in Mi.")."), and when 
the latter was about 2'> years old he married .Susanna Morse and built the 
house abo^e. They named their first son Daniel, and he was in the 
French war. The i^reat j^randson of Richard named William whom the 
neiL;"hliors called "" Old Kin^- Xewton" because lie was so resolute and 
fearless, married l-21izabeth Wright of r^-amin^ham. whose children 
William and Luc\ continued li^•in^■ on the old farm after the old folks 
had !:;-one to their hm^- home, each preferring- a siuL^le life to the sejiara- 
tion of each other, Lucy, sur\iyin_i^ her liel(jyed brother, li\ ed to be o\er 
ninety years of a<i;e, and died in the old Homestead where she was born. 
The Newtons had ability and were considered most capable, Hesitles 
the care of their farm they had a tannery, lilacksmith shop and cider 
mill, Martin Dadmun born ri^ht on tlie borders of this farm w as brou<4ht 
u]) on the farm and bought it in l.S-i2, li\ in^^- there until his death in 
isCiT, and the place has 1)cen in the hands of the Dadmuns e\er since, 
The orii;'inal farm contained 1.'!.") acres, and was consideretl stron<^ and 
i^ood land, Mr, Dadmun was the father of a lar^e familv of bovs and 
t;"irls who were so numerous and lo\ ed work so well that e\en the farm of 
their father could not keep them all empIo\ed, and tlie bo\s used to hire 
out to the neij^'liborinti' farms for six months of the season, alwa\s com- 
manding the highest price. Martin was the father of one of the earh 
shoe manufactm'ers of Marlborough, Mr, William Dadmun, who married 
a sister of William Dole, and resided in the house now the projX'rtN of 
Edgar ^Veeks, Esq,, on Pleasant street. It used to be said that altho' the 
Dadmiui b()\s were so numerous, there was always too few of them, as 
the farmers found in the spring of the \ear w hen the}- were securing their 
help of the season, there neyer were encnigh of them to go round. Miss 
E, X. Dadmun and her lirother-in-Iaw, Henr\- II, Nourse, inherited this 
farm, which has grown to be of 21.S acres, and the latter and his good 
wife still ha]:)pily li\e there, Tlieir daughter I lelen married Walter D, 
Jackson of Waltham. (ch. Henry T. and \Valter IE) Harriet married 
Charles E, Dudley of Providence, (ch. William \', , Harriet E,,Alden C.) 



136 



CHAPTER VIII. 




Riding- aloiT.:," Lakcsick- Axciur'. or tlu' •• KiiiL^^ lli;4h\\a\ " as it was 
known in Rc'\()lutionar\' time — a name not Ioiil;' retained — one's attention 
is attracted to a picturesijue Iniildin^- on the Fa\ estate. Mark Faw son 
ot Josiali. was a (kscen(hint in the sixth generation of John Fa\ 1st. w lio 
was anions the first settlers of ^hn•ll>orou^'ll where he was liorn in 17".i."> 
in the localit\ now called SouthI)orou;j,h. In Fsi7 he marrietl vSophia 
Brii^ham dauLihter of Jonathan. In his Noun^er da\s he was a cabinet 
maker, as was his brother (Jeor^e, and when he mai'ried Sophia 
I)ri<;'ham the\ he^an liousekeej^in^ on the most heautitul location in 
Marll)oron:^"h. facing' Lake William-, in the picturesque little house this 
side of his brother's inherited old homestead. As time went on, Mark 
cnt^'a^'ed in farming, and w i- hear of his li\ injj,- in the vSmith house on 
Afechanic street whose sloping' 1 ank-- of j^reen and beautiful old trees 
made it a line residence in earh times. Not man\' \ears ])assed before 
Mark l''a\- became identilied with the lankinL^- intei-ests of Marlborouj^ii. 
bein^- one of the incorporators of the First National Hank. lie \\as its 



^5/ 

I'rst president and served as trustee until lii> death. He assisted in pm- 
curin^- the charter of the Sa\ino-s Bank of which he was president and 
treasurer for ten \-ears. It was through the instruuientaHt\- of himself 
anil Lamhert Bii;elo\\ that the South Acton and Marlborough Jiranch R. 
K. was built. The fortune he had acquired by his industr\- and fru^alitv 
enabled him to u;ratifv a desire to help the poor and need\-. In isTl he 
^ave S5,U(lO to \arious clerg\ men for distribution among the needv. and 
in 1<S74 he presented the town w ith an equal amount of mone\- as a fund 
for the industrious poor. 

Mark Fav enjoyed a joke e\ en though at Ids own expense. It was 
in Xo\'eml>er IS.")'.) when the ladies of the Charitable Association went to 
him to solicit coal. '" W'hv. ves. I'll gi\e \()u all \()u hulies can draw 
from the depot to Engine House No. 2. " The laugh ended upon him- 
self, for forty ladies immediateh' drafted themsehes into a company and 
])luckih' tugged up nearh a ton of coal for which they were gi\en recei]:)t. 
Before he built his last modern house, his home was in the now little 
hotel on Lincoln street which at that time was fenced in and surrounded 
by trees whose boughs rested and swa\e(_l on the w indo\y ]:)anes. Se\ en 
children were gi\'en to Sophia and Mark Fa\ . among whom should be 
mentioned Eliza Jane ( see Core\ article) ; William Fa\ , whose daughter. 
Emma Doak, and gramlson, William l"a\ Doak. still reside in Marl- 
l)orough: Charles L. (see Doctor Barnes article): Charlotte Amanda 
who married the late (jeorge X. Cate \yho at her tleath married Delia 
(ilidtlenof Bucksport, Maine. 

At the left of oin- picture is the homesteail fronting Lake Williams 
which has been known for man\ \ears as that of (jeorge W. l'"ay. In 
l(i.')(i his ancestor, John Fa\'. embarked at (jra\esL-nd for this countr\ on 
board the •• .Speedwell." anumg whose ])assengers \yere Thomas Barnes. 
aged 20, v'^hadrack Haj)good. aged IL Thomas (ioodnow. ageil •i<». 
Xathaniel (Joodnow. aged ICi. and John Fa\-. aged n years. vSudbur\ 
had then been settled se\enteen \ears and those of the emigrants \yhose 
parents or relati\es were then in this place went there directly. As John 
Vd\ grew to manhood he married Mar\ . the daughter of Thomas Brigham 
(Thomas Brigham was the ancestor of the lirigham family and Mary was 
the first Brigham girl born in Xew h^ngland). and coming to the ne\\ 
])lantation incorporated b\' the name Marlborough, we tinil his name on 
the records as earh as KTi'.l, when he was made freeman and had a lot 
assigned him of fift\ acres. In \i\~-> he appears among the proprietors ot 
Worcester, but contiiuied his residence in Marll)orough. ^Vt this time he 
was assigned, with se\ eral others, to repair to the garrison of William 



\^^ 



Kerlc'v to ck'tc-nd it in case oF an attack from the maraudiivj,' liaiul^ of 
I'hili]). Like most of the settkTs, |ohn k't't the town soon alter and 
repaired to a pkice of greater safetx'. This was W'atertow n. and while 
tliere lie buried his first wife and one of his children and married a;j,ain. 
At the close of Philip's war he returned to Mai-l])orouL;h and settled in 
the southerh' ]^i\r[ of the town on a lot now inchidinjj; vSouthkorouj^h. 

John l"a\ 's marriaii;e w ith Akn^N l)ri;j,ham was the first of a series of 
nearU' thirt\ marriages between the Fa\s and Bri^hams. vSusanna vShat- 
tuck had married Joseph Morse and at his death liecame the second \vife 
of |ohn Fav. whom she sur\i\ed. and at his death married for her thirtl 
husband 'I'homas Bri^ham, Jr.. whose llrst wife was Marv Rice. And 
so the storv ;4"oes on. John Fa\ had been a man of character and hi^h 
standing in the communit\' and became a ]")lanter of considerable estate, 
anil when he died he betjueatiied extensix e tracts of land to his heirs. 
His daughter ^hu•\ married Jonathan Bri^^ham. son of Thomas. Jr. 

The ori^Mii of the word Fa\- dates back to nivtholoL^ical times. We 
tind the name in an illustrious warrior under Charlemani;e. ami we are 
most interested in the fact that Rmlolph Fa\' married the daughter of 
General Lafayette and w ith him shared the capti\ itv of the father in the 
prison of Olmutz, Prussia. The famih has a ijenealoj^'ical history in 
which many interesting;' facts are found. John Fa\". the secoiul. married 
l{dizal)eth \Vellin<^t()n. and f<M- his secontl \\ ife he married Le\ inah I>ri!4- 
ham. lie filled se\eral town offices before the di\ ision ot the town, and 
after \\'estboroui;h was incorporated became one of the most prominent 
men there. lie is said to ha\e been one of the first settlers in that p'AVt 
of the townshi]:). and to have built him a cabin on the hillside accessible 
onl\ on one side, the better to ]:)rotect himself against Indians. This 
place was in a manner preser\ ed In his descendants and was calletl the 
"Ancestors^ Fort" until l<s;!l. He secured his farm about one mile from 
this "'fort." and when there was danger woukl Hee to it. He made an 
undenjjround room with a trap door as secin^itv while farminjj;, es])ecially 
if the Indians intercepted him from fleein*;^ to the fort, which on one 
occasion sa\ ed him from fallinjj; into their hands. Under such circum- 
stances he cleared up his farm and as time went on became a lar^e land- 
holder. His son Steplien. born 171.'). sellin;^ out his •• tow n right," 
remoNed to \'ermont, then known as the "New Hampshire (Jrants." 
Stephen became a man of rank, ser\ in;^ as caj^tain in the French war. 

Capt. Fay wa^ a leadinij spirit and had powerful influence in the 
lonjj; contest with New York o\ er the claims on these "'(Jrants." When 
he settled in Ik-nniu'-ton he erected a i^yublic house called the (ireen 



139 

ISIountaiii House or Tavern, and it lu-canu' tlir lH'a(l(|uartcrs of those who 
rcsistt'd the claim of Xew \'ork and s])urned her jurisdiction. ( )n the 
to]:) of the hit^h si^-npost exhibited 1>\ landlord Fa\- was the stuffed skin of 
a catamount, \\ ith teeth grinning- defiance towards Xew ^'ork. hence it 
came to he called " Tlie Catamount TaNern." During the periotl ^)i the 
early settlement of the state this ta\ ern was a great resort for tra\elers 
and emigrants and became wideU" known. It was the home of Ethan 
^Vllen for several \ears Irom 1770. when he came tirst to the ''N. II. 
Grants," as \"ermont was then called. In this famous ta^■ern sat the 
'' \'ermont Council of »S;ifet\ " in an inner room where in secret they 
planned, guided and directed the patriotic exj^edition of the ••Green 
Alountain l)Ovs"tostem the torrent of l>urgovne's invasion : and here 
also Stark and Warner, with the aid of the coimcil, planned the famous 
attack on Haum's entrenchments, where was won the brilliant \ ictory of 
Bennington, w hich turned the current of success from the British to the 
American arm\', and was followed in a few weeks b\' the capture of 
Burgovne and his arm\' at Saratoga. 

In the clash of arms at Bennington, Capt. Vav was represented by 
his sons, H\e of whom, John, Elijah, Benjamin, Col. Joseph and Da\itl, 
were in the battle August KI, 1777, John l)eing killed at his post of duty. 
When his father was informed that he had been unfortunate in respect to 
one of his sons, he exclaimed : •• What ! has he misbehaved? " " No, 
sir," said the informant, •• worse than that — he is among the slain. He 
fell contending mightilv in the cause." '^ Then I am satisfied,"" replied 
tlie \ enerable sire, and in his deep grief, bowing his head, he exclaimed : 
"I thank God that I luul a son who was willing to gi\e his life for his 
ccjuntry I " 

The British ofHcers who were taken prisoners at the battle Benning- 
ton were conducted to the house of Capt. I^iy. On the day previous to 
the battle tliev had tauntingly sent word that they wanted him to prepare 
a gcxnl dinner for them for they would dine with him on the morrow . 
On their approach, as prisoners of war, he met them at the gate with 
characteristic humor, and pidling off his '"cocked hat." said to them: 
'• Welcome 1 Welcome, gentlemen 1 Tlie dinner you orderetl is prepared 
for you I " 

Capt. Fav li\ed to see the dawning of the glorious morn of peace. 
On the oOth of March 1.S71. his house which had long been the most 
notable relic of early times was burned to the grouml. The origin of the 
fire is unknown. It had been built o\er KM) years, ha\ ing been erected 
prior to 1770 bv Capt. Fav, and after his death in 17.S1, it was occupied 



140 



liv two I't his sons in succession, then h\" liis i^Tandson. Samuel Vav, 
Esq., a meni()ral)le ami worllu' representati\e of the olden time \\ ho died 
in the '.l2tl \ear of his a^^-e. 

John, of John Fav iM. married Hannah Child li\in^- in that part set 
off as Marll)orou<i;h. ^Vniont;' their children was Josiah, horn 17;')1. who 
married Mar\ Hent. claui;hter of Peter l>ent of Marlhf)rou^h. Mary and 
josiah lixed in Soulhh()rou;4"h where their son. Josiah. Jr.. was horn, 
who as he .u'rew to manhood became .selectman, held dri\er. constable, 
held the title of captain antl was a soUlier in the War of the Re\olution. 
He married at Southborouj^h Hepzibah Collins, a descendant of Miles 
vStandish. He was a skilful mechanic and a manufacturer of nails by 
hand. 

In those earh" da\s if a man was i^oinij to build, he needed to gather 
hi.-, material for months in ad\ance. ^\t that time no cut nails were to be 
had and \vrou<;ht nails were manufactured to order Iw the blacksmiths. 
Wdien \<)u came to tinish nails, the men who could make them were \ery 
few throut^hout the .State. Josiah Fa\ was one of the most skilful of 
mechanics of this s]:)ecial line of the finish of " bratl " nails, and this is 
wheie he acc[uired his name " Hrad. " The little red shop in the picture, 
in which he for so man\ \ ears manufactured brads, was raised, and the 
lower stor\ put in for the use of his son, Mark Fav, who had learned 
cabinet making and who. as we ha\e statetl, set up housekeeping above 
the shop pre\ious to his opening a store on the Edward Smith corner, 
jVIechanic street. 

Josiah. Jr., bought, we are told, a homestead in 171)1) from a wealthy 
old sea ca])tain. W'inslow Lewis, grandfather of Dr. Winslow Lewis, the 
famous lioston plusician and wideh' known Freemason. Here his son, 
George ^\'. (brother to ^Llrk ) was boj-n. who at his father's death 
inheritetl the place. .\t (jeorge I"a\ 's death, his son, Heman S. Fav, 
Esc]., came into possession antl has turned it into one of Marlborough's 
handsomest residences. lvsc|uire Va\ married Miss b.lla C. Fontaine. 
The\' ha\e one chiUl. Heman vStorrs. Jr. 

The achice of Peter Fa\' of Southbnrough to the Noung ]:)eople will 
l)e remem]>ere(l : 

•• It is not w hat peo|)le eat but what the\ digest that makes them 
strong. 

It is not what thev gain Init what lhe\- saAC that makes them rich. 

It is not what they reail but what thev remember that makes them 
learned. 

It is not what the\- ]:)rofess but what thev i:)racticc that makes them 



141 




f <»c:, 



CAPT. WILLIAM GATES" IIOLSE. 



Capt. Williain Gates was one of the old time carpenters who handled 
ami hewed white oak house and harn timbers, and who put up frames 
which will be sound a hundred years hence. I lis children all married 
and settletl in town, the daughters marrying Capt. Aaron vStevens, Capt. 
Daniel Brigham, Frank Howe and Edward Rice. \\'illiam, the son, 
married Sally Xewton. Williams Pond was a famous place for militarv 
men in olden times, the neighboring farms being owned by Captains and 
one of them by a Colonel. Hon. (). W. Albee speaking of Ossommaga 
and Xashocowa, the two sachems in the \icinity of Marlborough, who 
in l(3-i<S with four other sachems in other parts of Massachusetts, who 
came forward and yoluntarily submitted to the colonial settlers, putting 
themsehes, lands, and estates under the go\ernment of Massachusetts, 
making a treaty which was ratified with the usual solemnity, exclaimed : 
'' .\s the pond called Williams Pond, in the west part of the town was 
])robably included in these two sachems' lumting. fishing and bathing 
grounds, and on account of its euphon}-, let us gi\e it the name of 
'Ossommaga' in respect to the memory of one who so appreciated its 
beauty." This lieautiful and a]:)propriate name it is regretted was ne\'er 
adopted. When the lake was called "• (iates Pond," ^Villiam Gates 
resided in the aboye house. He was the brother of Silas Gates and had 



142 

married Jcrushv Gixxlnow . and at Iici- death Elizabeth Howe. William 
Gates was a leading- man in town and Captain of thelSIilitia. I le enjo\ ed 
the site o\ his home, and the lake, the hills, and the \ iew nearby of 
Wacluisett. all were dear to him. •• Wadtedm " the Indians nsed to call 
it — Wadtchu-hill-and-ett-terminal for jilace — Wacluisett. In Eliot's 
l)ihle in the •• Sermon on. the Ahiunt " we read that Jesns sat on 
'' W adtchii "' — a monntain. We in old Massachusetts enjo\' this connec- 
tion with the name of oui- lo\el\ Wacluisett. and no duiiht Capt. Gates 
appreciated as do we in latei' da\s — W adtchuett. 




EDWARD IIOLYOKE HOMESTEAD. 



Edward IIoKoke. vSen.. was in L\ lui in 1 (;.")(». His son Elizur 
Holvoke came to Marlliorou^h and married in 177") v^arah (iates, daugh.- 
ter of Silas and Iidi/.alteth (iates. Idi/.ur marched with Caj^t. Daniel 
r)arnes to Candirid^e on the I'.tth of April 177."). and later entered the 
re^idar ser\ ice. Amont;- their clnldren was William of the followin;4 
article, whose son IMward built the abo\ e house before he was married 
and li\ed here until his death. His wife was Angelina Toombs, of Bovls- 
ton. and they had ti\e children. \\\ his secoiul wife he had one son, 
lulward C l.dward was a car]X'nter. a strong \ igorous man, who 
worked at his trade after he was SO years of age. ( He died at SC) years.) 
He alwa\s took pride in stating that he ne^-er mo\ed but once, and that 
was onh from his father's house next door — at time of his marriage, and 



143 

tlicn he usc-d only ;i wlu-clharrow to cai-t tiu' l;()()(1s. I lis car[)L'ntcr's slioi) 
was just liclow the house near the now Uiicohi street, which was at tliat 
time only a hiiie t;<)in.U' up n^ far as •• Ra^^ed Lane" (now Winter street, ) 
Lincohi street was Mull)err\- and Inroad street was a locahtx unknown. 




HOMESTEAD OF CAPT. WILLIAM lIOL^•()KE. 



Capt. W'ilh'am llohoke, who married Rel)ecca 1 lowe of vSu(lhur\- 
l)uik this house in I<S()"». and here were l>orn W'ilham I'\ (married Mrs. 
Lvtlia Felton). Edward. John, Freeman. Sarah IL., Sarah A., and Sirsan 
E. h'reeman, wlio succeeded to the phice. was a carpenter h\- trade, and 
in the market Inisiness. He married in \s')i Henrietta, daughter of 
William Pitt and La\im'a (Uaker) Hri^ham. The couple li\ed in the 
abo\ e house where were born their children: Charles F.. a prominent 
citizen, treasurer of MarlhoroiiL^h .Sa\ in^-.s Bank and e.\-treasmei- of our 
citv : (see Corey article) and Adaline L. (see Frve sketch.) 

Ca])t. William Holyoke was a car]:)enter Iw trade and Iniilt this house 
in our ])ictm"e to take the place ot the small. t\\'o-stor\- h(»use which was 
on the farm \\'hen he took possession. An old ^'entleman used t<i sa\- that 
he had good reason to remember this house tor he was in it at the time of 
the i^reat blow, .September l.sL"'.. •• I luul lieen up to the ]xisture that 
morning w ith the ccjws. On my way home I stopped awhile in the \ard 
to play with the Holyoke children. When the gale came up we were 
frightened antl w ent into the hotise for protection. Airs. Holyoke was as 



144 

friii^htened as were \vc. With the two younj^est chikh-en in her arms^ 
she stood ready to Hee to the celhir if the house blew o\ er. Three of us 
older hovs were holding the windows from Idowiui;" in. In the mean- 
time, the tornado was levelini^- the orchards and forests, and ovu" roof had 
started and was sprint^inti; up and down like huge clappers, Init it was not 
blown off, although many houses in other parts of the town lost their 
ca])s. and sheds went trayelling to the northward." This, he said, 
"was the most remarkable gale this town has enjo\ed (?) from date 
of settlement to this time. " At the Felton place, a shed in which a 
couple of horses were hitched was blown exactly upside down, and after 
resting awhile with ridgepole downward, another gust blew the structure 
into kindling wood. 

This "great blow" was the greatest gale known in this town. 
Deacon Peter Fay in writing about it said : " It lasted from six o'clock 
in the morning until two o'clock p. m. The w ind began blowing from 
the northeast and \eered round to the south. Trees fell from all points 
of the compass. Within six hours more wood was blown down than is 
stantling in the town (Southborough) today. My father had a lot of 05 
acres very hard wootl. Twehe hundred cords of it were blown down. 
It took ten years to cut it up and dispose of it. One could taste salt in 
the spray that ble\y from the ocean. Many buiUlings were o\erturned 
and one-half of the apple orchards were laid Hat. Truly it looked like 
desolation. " 

Years ago an oUl lady of '.)i years of age said she well remembered 
one May Training day when a bear came down in the afternoon from 
Bear Hill, a mile west of the pond, and crossed the road near the llolyoke 
house, passing on to Williams' Tayern. The captain of the company 
\yas notified and the men were marcheil on the double quick to attack the 
wild beast. He was soon dispatched, and that was the only time that 
Marlborough people e\ er heard of hunting bears with a military com- 

Passing on we come to the house of Capt. .\aron Brigham, who 
married Elizabeth R. Barnes, daughter of Col. luhyard Barnes. They 
had three daughters and one son. Col. ^Varon Brigham w ho married vSally 
Fa\', daughter of fosiah Fa\-, and sister of Mark. Capt. Aaron was a 
tanner, the old tan Nard being located near where the ice iiouse stood. 
He was for man\- years assessor, selectman, and both he and his son 
were ])r()minent in militia ser\ ice, the one being captain, the other 
colonel. Soon after the cai:)tain recei\ed his commission, one of the good 
deacons of the West church, which he and his son both attended, met 



145 

and ralhiivj; him on liis new dlHce: *■ Well. I didn't know \-(iu wcic 
(^ualiHc'd t'lii" a ca])iain ! "' ■• ( )li, \\ ell. it dorsn"! lakf an\ more to ([iialit'\- 
for a captain no\\ada\s. than it does to c|ualif\' a man for a Deacon.'' 
^Vn interesting stor\- is told in connection with the ])ecidiarit\' that i- 
often noticealde in regard to the ice on Williams Pond. ( )ne e^enin^ 
Capt. I>ri^ham witli his wife and her sister. Widow Rice, and Mr. and 
]Mrs. Barher. spent the e^■enin^• \ isitin^' their nei^^hhors on the south siik' 
of tlie ponck Late in the evening- the ]:)art\ recrossed on the solid ice 
to their liomes. In tlie mornin;^-. lookint;- towards the pond, not a trace 
of ice could he seen. onl\- the tlancin^. rippling- wa\es. The secret was 
that a stron!4, southwest w ind otten L;ets under the ice and sweeps it all 
o\ er to the east shore in a few hours. Widow Rice was so startled 1>\' 
the apparentU' narrow escaj^e the\- had had. that she declared she woidd 
ne\er cross the ice a'^ain, thoUL;,"h she knew it was frozen to the hottom. 
and she ne\'er did. Hon. Charles Hudson had a similar experience 
\\hile teachin-'' school here in his Nouthfid da\s. 




HOUSE OF LIEUT. EPHRAIM BARBER. 



In the l~>end of the road stands the liouse of. in olden times. Kphraim 
liarlier. tlie old hrass clock maker. No better eij^ht-dav clocks were e\ er 
manufactin-ed. and e\ en to-da\' the\- stand ticking all over the country. 
Only a short time ago one of Alarlhorough's citizens journeving abroad 
stepped into an old hostelry of England and much to his sm-prise and 



146 



])leasurc saw ticking Ix'l'orc him an old ^randt'alluT's clock •• made 1)\- 
Ephraim P>arlit'r. Marlkorou^j,!). New I'li^land."" 

I'^phraim was a gunsmith in the cmplo\ of tjic -^ox crnmcnt tor many 
\cai-v. and a most skilful workman. lie wa- ;i ^reat hunter, always car- 
r\ iiTj," a rifle of his own manufacture: also a ^ood jiedeslrian. making' 
nothinu' of walking- to and from IJosion. At one time he was representa- 
ti\ e to ( ieneral C'oin-t. I'.ccentrie in con\ersation hut most honest and 
upright. lie ke])t no horse and was one day carried hy a friend to a 
nei^hhoriii;,;- farmer to lni\ some r\e. "Come. Mi", liarher. come out to 
the harn to see it measured." "■ No."' was the i-e])ly. "" rye is measured 
in Ilea\en."' lie once owned a w oodlot and arranL;,ed w ith (iilhert 
1 lowe. another honest old man. to let the latter cut his tire wood from 
this lot. and as ])artial return Mr. 1 lowe was to ]xisture Mr. iKii-her's cow . 
.Vfter the \arious dickei" accounts hetween these two men had run on for 
years. the\ met one da\ upon the street. Mr. liarher said. " How do we 
stand?" "I don't know ." said Mr. Howe, "do you?" "No. lla\e 
\ou had what \ou want ? " " \'es. Ha\e you?" " \'es." "Call it 
scpiare. " " Agreed." 

William F. Holyoke, son of Capt. William [his first w ife was Lydia. 
wife of Aaron Felton and daughter of (jershom Big-elow], married tor 
his second wife I'^li/.aheth Howe and houi^ht this place and li\ed here 
with their eight children. ti\e of whom are still li\ iiig. John: h^llen 
[m. Herhert Proctor; ch. Lucy. m. W'intield Tenijile : I'^ldith, m. Ch;irles 
French]: Ida [m. Henr\ Carte)-: ch. H:irry. prosperous ranchman in 
Oregon, m. Hattie ( Jraham : ICthel. m. W. Parnes of N. H.: I'^rnest] : 
Al)l)ie [m. I'^morx Larrahee: ch. \'i\ian. m. A. Home]: Clara [m. 
(ieorge ICdward Rexnolds: ch. l'2dwina]. 



One of the most beautiful locations in .\hirlhorough is around L;d<e 
Williams, the northwest side of which settled in early times h>phrain). 
Moses, Eli, Nhirtin and I'Lleazer Howe, as well as those of other well 
known names — the IJrighams. Ma\ iiards, [Harhers. l'\'ltoir'-. ilolyokes. 
who pro\ed the\ " knew w here to huild." 

In one of his earl\- hooks Thoreau has this allusion to Marlhorough 
— " ^'onder on that hill is Marlhoroiigh. :i town which in autumn, at 
least when I \ isited it. wears a rich appearance of rustic j^lenty and com- 
fort — ;niiple farms, good houses. ])rofuse apple he:i]is. pumpkin moun- 
tains in e\er\ enclosure, orchards left angathered. and in the (irecian 
pia/./.as of tlu' houses, sipiashes ri]:)ening hetween the columns." Moses 
Howe was ;i man whoalwa\s made farming pay in legitimate ;igricultural 



147 




Till-: MARTIN IIOWK 1 lOMKSTKAl). 



pursuits, giving close attention to e\'er\ detail. l)oth he and his wife, 
\\"ho was a Temple from the east part of the town, worked hard. His 
oldest daughter married W'inthro]! Arnold. lie left the farm to his st)n 
Eli who was a successful tanner. Ca];)t. Ideazer Ilowe, horn 1()()2, was 
voiHigest son of John Howe, and houglu in Kl'.tT the d'homas Rice ])lace 
near the northwest corner of the lake. Ca])t. Ideazer married Ilaiuiah 
I low e, daughter of Ahraham and llannah (Ward) Ilowe. and it was the 
Hrst marriage where l)oth parties were nati\es of the town. He was a 
man of propert\. and the ^il\er mentioned in his will shows that he 
abounded in an article not conunou in his da\ . In his will he ga\e se\- 
eral siher s])oons to his children and a siher tankard to his son I'2]:)hraini. 
Thev speak of him as a large land holder and owner of two or more grist 
and saw mills. lie was a house carj^enter and erected the first school 
house in Marlhorough. I*^-om the time he was honored with the com- 
mand of a Compan\ he was know n as Captain. The laki- in his dav, 
prohahK the upper part, was named for him, and was called for more 
than twenty years after he passed awa\ '• Howe's Pond." He was uncle 
to Moses Howe, and h)r \ears due harii hetwi'en the two houses, with a 
partition to sepai-ate. was used for loth farms. Among the children of 
his large family were L\-man and Martin, who taught school for se\"eral 
winters. This was in old times called •• school teacher district." 

Capt. .Varon lirigham was ch )sen *• school conuuittecman " in this 
district ; his oldest daughter L\(lia tauuht in the little school house bexond 



148 

llic Felton placr. hrr sisttT IJctscy Hi-i^-luini also tauj^ht Iktc. and a-ain 
L'apt. Bii'4hain"s voun^cst dau-hlLT Sall\ and his unl\ son Aaron Briiihani 
Ir.. kept scliool in tlif samr tlistrict. Mr. J. \'. Jacknian, a successful 
instructor and Principal of the l^.iii'elow vSchool, (the oldest teacher in 
Marlliorou^h in point or ser\ ice ) and Mrs. Jacknian \vho was vSarah 
^hixnard and a teacher, reside today near the house of the latter's father 
v^anniel Ma\ nard. [Their cliildren Alice and Marion, the latter of whom 
married S. E. Doan, of Clexeland. Ohio.] Lydia r>ri^ham. who mar- 
ried Windsor Howe and had a larj^e family of children ; Xancy .Xnu---. 
daughter of I)eac(Mi ^h)ses .Vmes and married Escp Levi Bigelow . a 
noted school teacher: Lydia Bri<iham, daughter of 'Miij. Jedediah 
Briu-ham. who married L\man Morse, eldest brother of the \encnable 
Stephen Morse. Mscj.. all taught in this district. l)Ut it was Lucy ]?righam, 
horn June 177'.'. daughter of W'inslow ih-igham. lilst].. who was the first 
woman school teacher in town. Here in this district she tauglu. and 
w Idle doino- so hoanled in Peter Rice's family in the same house w here 
she afterwards li\ed half a century. For Peter's son Eli persuatled her to 
'j,i\e up teaching children, at least in this district, and to go to the old 
Elm house and to him who awaited her. 




I REWARD OF MERIT. 

by diligence and good beliaTJour ^P 
merits the approbation of n^ 
Friends and Instruct ^4;*^ 




■^ J Sold by Lincoln & Etlmanii 
3? No. 53 CornhtU. 



,J^c4i!/' 





facol) Felton was a descendant of Lieut. Nathaniel I'\'lton. who came 
to Salem 1 (;;!.■) and was the one who testified that North River in Salem 
was called Naumkeag In the Indians. Jacob Felton nio\ ed from Salem 
to Marlborough somewhere neai" 17:'>.s. and built on the abo\e place. He 



40 




Till-: lAcoiJ OR e •^ Ki s kkltox ii()Mi;s'J'eai). 



was cordw aiiRT 1)\' tradr and was chnscii a scaler ot Ifathrr tor nmrc than 
thirt\ x'cars. In 17(i2 hv was consialdc and lit'utcnani. lie had married 
Sarah l>arrctt. who died when slie was 27 \ears old. and then he married 
Ilezediah. dau;4'luer of h.j^jhraim llowe and ;j,"randdauL;,"hter of Ca])t. 
Kleazer llowe, all of Marlhoroui^h. Jacoh's sister Hannah married 
Moses Howe of Marlhi >r< ui^h and the\ hecame the |iarents of 
Deacon Samuel Howe. Hannah died two da\s after hei' l)rother |aeoh 
and the\' were both buried the same daw ^\1ter Jacob's death his son 
Ste])hen. who had married Le\ inah Stone, resided on his father's home- 
•-tead and dieil here lNl'7. ai^'ed 7.") \ears. Ste])hen's oldest son Silas mar- 
ried Lucretia Fa\" of ^hirlboro. and he. Silas. l)ecame school teacher. 
assessor, selectman, town clerk. re]iresentati\ e. justice oi the i)eace. and 
lirst postmaster at Feltonx ille or the Mills, as that part of Marlborough 
was then called, ami became one of the mc^st po]iular men in town and 
his fellow citizens honored him b\- ;j,"i\ in;^' his name to the \ illa^e which 
lie had zealoush' labored to Iniild up: antl from that time until its name 
was changed to Hudson it was known as Felton\ ille. 

.Silas Felton's brother Aaron was a well know n teamster from IJoston 
to Marlboroujgh before the da\ s of the railroads. He married L\ <lia 
l)i;j,"elo\v, daug'hter of (jershom ( she married second William V. Hohoke) 
and thev had a large famil\-, among whom was Aaron, Jr., who married 
Martha Baker, daughter of old Dr. John Ikiker. .Varon Felton, [r., the 



ISO 

eldest son. lictOre lie married, took his sire's place and droxe a team to 
Boston tor mam \cars. besides carr\ in^;' on his father's tarni which he 
took after the hitter's death. At one time he took of the IJoston Water 
Co. the lai;L;est contract of tt'amin^- e\er taken in this \ icinit\ . ()ne mil- 
lion of liricks were drawn 1>\ him from Mr. (ioodrich's \ard in Xorth- 
b()roii;j;h to the line of work hetween I'ramin^iiam and lioston. 

vSte]:)hen. )r.. brother to Aaron. .Sr.. married I>all\- Weeks, dauo-hter 
of John. .She ke]M school in District No. 1 after she married Stephen, 
Jr.. who became captain, and the\ settled in New \'ork .State where he 
kept school main' winters. .Ste]:)lien's ])rother William married Lois 
Bartlett of Xorthboroii^h. The latter li\c'd on the old homestead and 
were the ]iareiits of Csrus Feltoii. tiie noted antiquarian and late resident. 
Cyrus Felton became the acknowledged aiithorit\' on facts concernin*^; 
Marlboroiii^h's past and present. lie com])iled a number of books of 
remarkable exeiits of this town, and died respected bv all in the \ear 
1<S'.)(). a_L;ed 71. lie was the intimate friend of Esquire Lyman tlowe of 
.Sudbury Inn fame, and chose his old friend Edward Bii^elow as executor 
at time of death. ']diouL;li eccentric, he wasa student of history and loyal 
and re\ereiitial to old time records and customs. The writer ot this book 
is. w itli main others, indebted to his research. 




FKbTON. UROWN AND DIXTON IIOL SE. 



'5^ 

The preceding- i^alnx'! root'rd Iiounc was know n as thai of Sain'l IJrow n. 
who mo\ c'd it down from \\\v L'\ rns l'\'hon jilacc to make room for the 
kiter huih new lioiise. Mr. r)row ii was then the onl\ mason in all the 
horou^h towns. lie lost his life in Sudlnn-\ 1)\ fallinL;' from the top of a 
chimne\ he was Iniildino-. His custom was to p-.xck his tools in his saddle 
ha^'sand takin;^ his 1)(>\ up behind him would dri\e horseback to his wdrk 
fi\'e or ten miles awa\. XearK opposite the IJrown place was the (dd red 
school house known as the Urown school before it was named the Rice. 
The school for \ears was tauL;ht b\' Betsy Brii^ham. afterwards the wife 
of Jona Rice. At a later date. Le\ i Bi^vlow . I'^sip tauL;ht school here 
for man\ terms. He was the one who al\\a\s insisted u]:)on the children 
saluting;' e\er\- stran;j,er on the street w ith a bow . Two larj^e families of 
Indians wei-e often met In the scholars of this school where the\- some- 
times went in to bei_;' food. The\ alw:i\s ]:)itched their wigwams on Wood 
Hill or Crane Hill. Mrs. Ste}ihen l'\'lton. a s\ ui]:)athetic. motherh' soul. 
alwa\s reads to help the neecK'. had frequent \ isits from them, ami ne\ er 
were the\- turned awa\ w ithout a bite of bread and a muL;- of cider. 20 
Ixirrels of w hich were stored awa\ in the Felton cellar e\er\- fall and 
shared freeh with friend and \ isitor. 




THE CAPT, lACUl] II()L\()KE IKJMESTEAl). 



This is the interesting old home of Cai:)t. Jacob Hohoke. lirother of 



152 

Capt. ^\'illianl Holvoke and son of VA'r/.uv 1 lolyokc. w ho married .Silas 
and ElizalK'th (iates' dau;j,lncT Sarah, and w ho rnarclicd w ilh Capt. Daniel 
r>arncs to Cambrid-v on the I'.Uhol .\]:»ril 1 TT.'i. and afterward entered 
the reL!,ular ser\ ice. Mr. Moses llowc owned this s];)ot and was killed In 
falling from the huildiivj,- which he was erecting in 1771. 1 1 is son Deacon 
Sanuiel llowe was tiie next owner, ."-^amuel Howe was Deacon of .'Sprint;- 
Hill at the time of seixiration of chin-ches iso:.. Jacol) llolyoke who 
married L\dia. dau^^htei- of loiiah Howe and Ik'tty Cranston. l)oii;j,ht the 
place of his heirs and li\ed there until his drath in isC,;',. Later it was 
sold to Leonard IJai-nes. It is the spot whei-e in earl\ times was the old 
( larrisoii house. 




CKRSllOM RICl': llOMKSI'KAl). 



Coin'j,- down the hill, we come, on the ri^ht. to the old Luther Howe 
Tavern stand. (iershom Rice hou^iit this place in 1.S(I2 and hiiilt this 
old Homestead, set to the Points of tb.e Compass, where used to he one 
of the hest farms in town. A line iNjie of the solid, hi^ timbered. !j,ran(l 
old scpiare houses with hiMck ends. Thiv was luiilt in l.SDl hy (iershom 
Rice, ureat i!,'randfather of Mrs. |. \'. Jackman. who has told us that her 
<>-randfather ICdward Rice, her uncle lOdwai'd Rice, and her cousin l^lward 
Rice, occujiied this same house successi\ ely. I ncle l)a\id sa\ s "at 
(irrshom's death he left the farm to his son ICdwai'd. The widow of 



153 

KcKvard \\ liosc maick'ii nanic was Susaniiali r\'lt( n. li\c'(l licrc \\ itli licr 
son Edward (J. one of Uk- niosl thriftx tanncT.s. as liis herd of J'.) catllc. 
large barn l)uilt in l.Sdii, and the well tilled (i.') acres testif\. FortN' rods 
southeast ot this house across the road was a cellar hole that was under a 
hut occu])ied 1)\ an Indian taniih . (ieishom i^ice used fre(^|uentl\ to men- 
tion the fact that the old sciuaw li\ in;j,- here had four children at one biith 
who were named Remarkable. Wonderful, Stran''-e and True." 




THE NATHAN DRIRN ; COL. lA'KK URVRY : LATER 
HENR^■ HOL^OKE HOMESTEAD. 



Here li\ed Jonathan Brigham, so called " Ensi<_;n." who \\as the soii 
of Thomas and Mai'\ (Rice) Brigham. lie married his cousin ]\Iar\. 
daughter of John and Marv Fn\ Brigham. Jonathan settled on a part of 
the Thomas 2d homestead in Alarlborough. and was t\tlu'ngman in 17ol. 
constable in 1714, moderator and selectman. I le was commonl\- called the 
•• Indian Warrior."" who while chopping wood one da\' tlisco\ered a *' red 
skin" preparing to aim at him. Seizing his own gun he ste]:)])ed for- 
ward in full \ iew cr\ ing •• Shoot straight, xou dog."" tii-ing at the same 
time with the Indian, who boimded in the air with a wild war whoop and 
fell dead, his own l>ullet grazing the ear of Jonathan who remained 
tmhurt. The present house was liuilt b\' Xathan Drur\- on the old place 
and later IIenr\- Iloboke occu];)ied it. L'ol. Luke I)rm'\ alwa\s kept his 



154 

cl:ai>c' (Hit of doors, and thv\ used to say to tlic lioys w lien anything- was 
left l\'in'4- about loose. •• Vou will find it in Col. I)nn-y"s chaise house." 
Samuel S. Townsend bou^^ht this place of Col. Dnn-y and li\ed here for 
a number of \ears. Mr. Tow nsend m. Mary .Ste\ ens. dau;j,hter of Isaac 
T. and thev had William, who m. (irace O. r>arker (ch. Slillman. Susan.) 
llenrv. m. 1st Nellie Fav. "id Nancy Ilolbrook (ch. William. Irene. 
Alma.) ICdwin. (known as the •• Major "" who was iiiute a local writer 
and became MaNorof a western city) m. 1st Lucretia Kelley. 2d Merinda 
l>ro\\n (ch. Maud.) Catherine m, Frederick 15. (ileason (ch. Leslie.) 
S. S. Townsend m. for 2d wife Charlotte Wt)od. whose parents were of 
• •■ood oUl Enu'lish stock. 




THK DAVIS OR ISRAEL (iOlLDIXCi PLACK. 



This was known as the Israel (Jouldin^- ])lace. Mrs. (iouldin;^ was 
dauuhter of Col. \A\kc I)rin-y. Mr. Gouldin-;- and Warren l)ri,L;ham Innlt 
a toml) iust east of Mr. (ioiddin-'s house in isls. The Ames and Drury 
families also built a tomb bv its side, Ihmtinu- up these tombs one foimd 
a natural rid^^e of land partly co\ered with a -■ro\ e of pitch j^ine. The 
(Jouldin-- tomb was closed with a slate stone slab split in two on 
which are the names of Warren Urij^ham and Israel Couldinu'. Beneath 
the latter name was engraved Masonic emblems, and an old gentleman 
told of Mr. (Moulding saving when building this tomb that when people 
ride by this place they will say, ••There sleeps a good, honest Free- 
mason. " Half a mile to the north was the old Israel (Joulding saw mill. 



155 

and tlic ro;ul IcatHii^- to it was known as the old Millham road. 'Idu-y 
tell lis that thr thrrc Cunnin-iiani hrothcTs. v^imcon. William and Jona- 
than, once owned and operated a s;i\\ mill here and ^axe it the name of 
Millham. 

From early records of ]\Iarll)orouu,h we read that for man\ years 
after its incorporation, the town was ^reatU infested bv wol\ es and 
rattlesnakes. In a single year, ICs;;. the town paid a hount\ for no 
fewer than 2;! woKes. They \otetl that vear to raise 1 ;) men to -^o out 
to kill rattlesnakes — eiohi to Cold lIarl)or ward and five to Stony lirook 
ward to the places thereabout, and they were to ha\e two shillini^s apiece 
per day. [Cold Harbor Meatlow was m) called from the circinnstance of 
a tra\eller ha\ in^- lost his way and bein^- compelled to remain through a 
cold winter's nii^ht in a stack of hay in that place. On the follow in-' 
mornino- ha\in^• made his way through the w ilderness to the hal»itation 
of man, when asked where he lodged during- the night, answered: •' To 
my sorrow, in a cold harbor."] 




THE SAMUEL (iOODXOW OR BARTLK'l T 1 lOM i:STEAl). 



In l.S()7 the line betw een Xorthborou^h and Marlborough w as altered 
so as to include the farm of Deacon Jonas IJartlett within the limits of 
Northborough. In the vear 1707 on the iNth of August, a most tragical 
event occm-red in Marlborough. At this troubled time for the feeble 
colonies of New England, garrisons or fortiried houses were appointed in 
Marlborough, among which was that of iSamuel Goodnow, situated on the 
Great Road near the stream know n as -' vStirrup Brook." This garrison 
was designed as resort for the families of Goodnow. Nathaniel (Jakes, 



156 

joiuuhan Forbush and Gcrshoin Va\ . [(jltsIioui was youngest son of 
John Fav and liorn ICxSl. hv married Mary Bri^ham. second daughter ot 
lolin lirighani. the son of Thomas Senior. 

( )n the da\ al>o\e. Nhir\ (iocxhiow. daughter of Sanniel (iooehiow 
and Mrs. Nhir\ Va\\ wife of (jershom. wei^e gatliering herbs in an adjoin- 
ing meadow when a ]:)art\ of Indian^ twent\-four in numl)er. ah of 
whom are said t<i ha\e been stout warriois. were seen issuing from the 
woods and making toward them. Mrs. Va\ succeeded in effecting her 
escape. She was closel\ jiui^sued b\ a ])art\ ot the enem\ : l)ut before 
the\- came up had time to enter the garrison and to fasten the gate of the 
enclosure. There fortunateK liappened to lie one man then witliin. 
the rest of the men belonging to the garrison being in the held at work. 
The Indians attempted in \ain to break through the enclosure. These 
heroic defenders 1)\ dint of great exertion, maintained the unetiual conflict 
till their friends alarmed b\ the report of the muskets came to their relief, 
w hen the eiienn betook themseKes to flight. l)ra\e Ahirv Fav showed 
ureat presence of mind during this assault, loading and reloading the 
muskets belonging to the garrison and handing them to her companion, 
who b\- this means was able to kvvp up a constant hre upon the inxader^. 
.She was liraxe for she had nuich at stake. She was then the mother of 
two young childi"eii. one four and the other two \ears old, ((Jershom, 
who became father of Thaddeus l\i\, and Marx, who married George 
.Smitli. ) Iler third child Susanna, who was born on the isth of the fol- 
lowing Xo\ember, was subject to constant nerxous trembling, caused b\' 
the mother's fright at this time. Poor Marv (joodnow being retartled 
in iier flight by lameness, was seized by her merciless pursuers, dragged 
across the brook to the side of the hill, a little south of the road some ."'lO 
rods from the homestead pictured on preceding page, where she was killed 
and scalped, and where her mangled body was found and buried. Her 
gra\e has within a few \ears been marked bv a stone with appropriate 
in-^criiition. 



Once upnn a time there was a man named Edmtind Rice l)orn I't'.il 
who came from l^arkhamstead in the count\- of Hertfordshire in k^ngland 
and si'ttled in Sudluu"\ . Ahiss., in l('i;'>s. \\'c do not know in what shi]) 
he came or at what jilace he lir^t arrixed. but in Sudluu-\' in the southerly 
part of what i-- now \\ axland, near the border of the e\tensi\e meadows 
through which the Sudbur\- rixer Hows in a northeasterb course to the 
Merrimac, did he and hi> wife Tama/ine build the alxixc house w hei-e 
the\- li\ed with their famih of eight chiklren, all ot whom had come o\er 
together from the shores of old I-^ngland. ICduumd became a jirominent 



I £; 




FIRST RICK 1I()MI:sTI:AI) in AMERICA. 



man in Su(lbur\- : a Deacon in the Church, and one of the first Selectmen 
or townsmen as the\ were called. And to be a Selectman in those da\ s — 
to lie regarded as one of the " tathei's of the town" and a depositorx of 
almost unlimited power — was considered no small honor. ■• An\ thing 
and e\er\thing", not expressl\- pro\ided tor. tell 1)\' custom at least within 
tl'.eir jurisdiction; and when an\' perplexing (.[uestion arose in town mtet- 
ing, ahnost as a matter of course it was handed o\er to the Selectuun 
w ithotit instructions, as though thev were the fountain of power, if not 
w isdom." 

ICdmund Rice was honored with se\eral appointments 1)\ the ( jeneral 
Court, and was denominated therein "(ioodman Rice." Reing one of 
the Retitioners for the grant which was gi\en to make the town of Ahnl- 
hnrough: he mo\ ed here, where he gained the confidence of his fellow- 
citizens as he liad done in Sudlnn"\ . and Mercv Rrigham. widow of 
Thomas Rrigham, pitxing and no doubt lo\ ing the IcMieh widower and 
f:ither of the large famil\, married him and bore him two daughters. 
Slie was Merc\" IhuHl, of whom tradition sa\s was of high character: 
and she and her sister were so ''tantalized" in England for their non- 
conformity, that thev resoKed on seeking their libert\- and fortunes in 
Xevv England, where the\- arri\ed unattended 1)\ husbands or lo^•ers. 
The tradition is direct and no doubt reliable tliat success rewarded the 



158 

ciilrrpriNC. W'c- arc lnUlthat "iIr'N- were inasquick (leniaiid a-^ uimiarrictl 
leaclicrs in tlieWest : and if the number of wortlu' luislian(l> w hoin a lady 
marries i^ llie measure of her wdrlh. llien Madame I)ri;j,liam wa-- a most 
\\(>inh\ and attraciixe woman, for she married no less than three, \'iz, 
Thomas r>riiiham of Cambridge, who was ten or tlfteen \ears her senior 
and the ancestor of the numerous Urij^iiams who settled in Marlboruuii;h : 
2d. lC(lmun<l Rice, and :'h\. William Hunt of Marlhorou;4h. She died 
IC'J;'. after a third w idow hood of I'C years. During this period she saw- 
two hloodx Indian wars. Dui-iuL^' the first. Marlborough was Inu-nt. and 
she with one of her sons is beliexedto ha\e retreated to their former 
home, on the rocks in Cambridj^e. while her other sons went in pursuit 
of the enem\ . ICdnunul Rice ha\ iii^' a house lot of .")() acres j^raiUed him 
In the ])ro])i-ietors of Marlborough, took up his abode with his \vife 
Mercy liri^ham and his and her children" as one has said "near the 
east end of Ik-ach street w iiere l>each and Liberty join South street." 




l^KTEK RICK lI()Mi:srKAI). 



Centuries ;ii;(). "neath the elm"s grateful sIkkIc. 

Fountlations substantial for a dwelling wei'c laid: 

The lord of the soil was then known to fame. 

For a captain was he. anil Peter his name. 

His father was Thomas, who had his abode 

Nearh southward a mile, on the main traseled road; 



'59 

Whose father was ?2dmund. tVoni old Eni;lanil came, 
The first of the Rices, styled • Goodman " b\ name. 
He married Rebekah. whose surname wa^ Howe, 
Antl her he had jiliiihteil a connuliial vow . 
That "neath the liroad shadow of this statelv tree, 
In view of N\'aehusett, their homesteatl shouki he." 



vSix i^X'iK'ratiDiis ha\c' successi\e'l\ lixed in the alioxe old hoinesteatl, 
known in later tla\s as the Eli Rice, or ( )tis Russell house. 

Peter 1st was a prominent man. lie was captain of a train hand 
and one of the committee in 1711 who designated the garrisons of the 
town, and the families who were to resort to these places of safet\ in 
emerg-ency. I)enjamin, Peter and |ose])h Rice helonged to Ensign 
Howe's garrison near the present residence of I'ileston Prigham where 
for many years might be seen a ca\e or underground former place of 
hiding. What thrilling stories this old hiding place might gi\e to tis 
could the stones speak. How these defenceless inhahitants of our frontier 
settlements must have suffered. Roused from their midnight slumbers 
sometimes in the depths of winter, bv the deafening warwhoop. bv cruel 
and treacherous sa\ ages who applied lighted torches to the dwellings and 
exulted with hend-like joy at the shrieks of the half-naked women and 
chililren, helpless and frantic with terror while rushing to the garrison? 
with the bloodv tomahawk brandished before their eves. Mothers, 
brothers, sisters and children often slain and scalped or led awav to 
lingering torments. Oh, but the men and women of those da\s were 
indeetl bra\e, and lhe\- were no cowards who left the white luan's perse- 
cution in the old land to brave the wiUK and the treacherx' of the red men 
in the new countr\'. 

The Rices all had the spirit of Daniel and .\braham Rice, who were 
two of the six men who tlefended in l~X'2 Rice's fort on Puffalo Creek, 
Penn.. from 100 picked warrior--. Tite Indians surrounded and Hred 
tipon the fort, calling out to the bra\e little band of defenders: '"Give 
up, gi\e up ! Too luain Indians '. Indian too big — no kill ! " Then 
the Hre was l)riskl\ returned and the Rices answered back deriantlv : 
"Come on, voii cowards, we are reach' for \ou ! vShow us \()ur \ellow 
hides and we will make holes in them for you 1 " Thus for four long- 
hours of hard Hghting did the\ hold the fort until the\ droxe off the 
Indians w ith onlv one of their men killed. For this great bra\er\- and 
successfid defence of that fort, in which were manv women and children, 
the names of this vSpartan band have been enrolled on the list of our early 
times. 



1 6o 

l-^lcNcn children wcri' horn to Peter and Rebecca, all of whom settled 
elsewhere, luit Ahrahani. the xdunuest. who when his father died suc- 
ceeded to the old homestead. Ahraham married Persis Robinson, and 
Peter, their son. married La\ inah llowe who ;j,a\e birth 1777 to Eli Rice 
whom later Nhn-lboroui^h knew as -neacon"" and magistrate, and a 
much respected old <;-entleman. In his youth. ILli had fallen (|uite in lo\ e 
\\ itli the prett\ schoolmarm. Luc\' l)ri;j,ham. daughter of W'inslow" Pri^';- 
ham. the first woman teacher e\ er allowed b_\- the skool-kommittee men 
to teach in MarlborouLi'h. and in 17'J'.i. as we ha\e before stated, he 
married her and brou;j,ht her to the old home-tead. A j^ood wife and 
fruitful mate was this same prettv schoolmarm for she l)ore the Es(|uire 
thirteen children. ( Apro]:)os there was a Rice born in l.s;',7 who 
chanojed his name to Ro\ ce. histor\- says, on account of his discoxery a 
number of \ears a^o that the Rice famil\- were becomiiiL;- \ery extensi\e. 
and he thoutiht if the\ should continue to increase as they had for a few 
years, tliev would soon constitute the greater portion ot the I nited 
States, therefore he made a \ariation in the name. althou;^"h with no 
intention to change the relationship.) 

In due course of time the old Deacon I*]li died and Otis and Lcvinah 
then returned to the old elm homestead. Many a ni^-ht have the children 
sat around the old fireplace telliivj,' the tales handed down to them of the 
past ; of the time when their great ancestral relati\ es were taken prisoners 
here In' the Indians and carried into Canada where as time went on they 
ha<l Indian wi\es and children by them. To one the Indians ^a\e the 
name •• 'J'ookanow ras. "' Another they named •• Oughtsorangoughton " 
and he became the third of six chiefs of the Cognawaga tribe. In that 
capacitN he addressed a speech to Col. I)urgoyne in the French \\ ar of 
1775 or later. •• ( )ughtsorangoughton " or Timothy returned sometime 
later w ith an inter]:)reter — for he had lost his mother tongue — and \ iewed 
the place where he was captured, of \\hich he had a clear rememltrance. 
together with the circumstances under which he was taken, as he also 
had of se\eral persons li\ ing then. Nothing said or done coidd induce 
him to remain. This was a parallel case of I^unice Williams of Deer- 
held whose mother was tomahawked on her march, after captiuv. to 
Canada. Eunice Ii\ed to be ninety and married John De Rogers, an 
Indian, by whom she had three children. 



Among the thirteen children of I-:ii Rice and Lucy Brigham were 
Abraham, (he married Abbv. daughter of (). W. Albee. and at her death 
married I'^milv. dautrhter of Lambert Bigelow ) and La\ ina who married 



i6i 




OTIS Rl'SSICLL IIOMKSTEAD. 



Otis Russell. Otis and La\ina ^ct up housckrrpinn" in the house pictured 
above, just west of the old Iidm tree Homestead on the Millham roatl, and 
La\ina. following- her mother's example, bore her lursband se\enteen 
children, and all saxe two thev tell us were born here. 

•' In cUic course of time, when the Deacon hati died 
And successor had gone to the west to reside: 
La\ inah and Otis decided to come 
And spend the remainder of life at the Home."' 

And thus from the old Peter Rice Homestead the bo^ys and girls passed to 
their various homes, earthly and hea\enlv ; ;hk1 when Otis died the little 
widow was left blind from old age, but patient and in faith awaiting her 
summons to ](jin the dear ones gc^ne before. '* Sing to me" she said, 
'' Sing to me of the • Sweet Bye and Bye ' " and tender thcnights of the 
past were intermingled with those of the old song. 




" In the sweet b\"c and bve, we shall meet on that triorious shoi-e." 



l62 




Till". JOSIIIA OR THOMAS RICK 1 10Mi;S'l"KAl). 

Ill tlic writrr's possussioii is tlir folhiw iii;_;- unlrr Id Mr. Joshua Rice, 
constalik' (ir colk-ctor of the town of Marlliorou^h : 



' Prosincc of Ma^^-'achusccUs l>a\. 

lames Ta\ loi". General Trcasinei' ami Receixcr (jcncial toi- ills Majesties 
sail! l'i()\iiice. 
••To Mr. loshua Riee. Cmistalile or e'olleeloi- of the Town of Marlhoioniili. 

(jreeting : 

•' Bv \irtue of an .Vet of the (ireat and (ieneral Court or Asseinblv of the said Prov- 

inee. Made at tlieir Session. He<;un antl llelii at ISoston. t lie Thirty-first 

l)a\ of Max. iTiyy. .Vntl continued h\ se\eral Prorogations imtil 

W'etinesdax the Thirteenth diiy of .March foUowint;-. In the Twelfth year 

of His Majesties Rei^n. Hntituleti, .\n Act for Cjrantin^ luitcj his 

Majestx , a Tax-upon Polls and Estates. 

'• These are in His Majesties Name, to Will and Require you to Collect all and e\ery 

the Sums of Money, mentioneti in the List of said Tax or .Vsves^ment 

of \-()ur Town, mack' In the .\ssessors or Selectmen of said 'i'own. and 

Committed to \'ou to Collect. .VmountiuL;- to the Sum of Thirteen 

pounds four ShiUiuL;--. 

'•That is to sa\ . Of each i)erson his >e\eral proportion set down in said list. 

-o that \-ou duelv pa\ in the whole sum of said list unto, and make up and is>,ne 

\our .\ccounts thereof with myself His Majesties Treasurer and Receixei' (ieneral of 

His Re\enue within this Pro\ince, my Deputy or Deputies, or Successor in the said 

otVice. at or before the last d-d\ of June next followiiii;-. which you are alike Required 

to do. .\nd all such pa\ nients you >hall make thereout by my Order under my 



163 

Hand, shall he allowed you on inakiiii;- up youi- Ae-counts : vou hrim^in^ in such 
Orders with Receipt thereon. Aiul in ease any person or persons shall refuse or 
neglect to pay the several Sum or Sums of Money, whereat he or the\- ai'e set in the 
said Assessment, and are to |iay towards the same, upon tlemanti made. It shall 
and may he lawful for you. anti you are herehy Authorizeti and Required for Non 
payment, to Distrein the person or ]H'rsons so refusing or neglecting, hv his or their 
Goods or Chattels, aiul the Distress or Distresses so taken, to keep bv the space of 
Four Days, at the Cost and Charges of the (Jwner thereof, and if the said Owner do 
not pay the Sum or Sums of Money so Assessed ujion liim within the said l'"our 
])ays. then the said Distress or Distresses to he forthwith openh' Sold at an Outcrv 
by you tor payment of the said Money, (notice of such Sale heing posteil in Some 
Publick place in the same Town. 'J'wenty four hours beforehand) and the Overplus 
coming by the said Sale (if any be) oxer and aho\ e the Charges of taking and 
keeping the Distress or Distresses, to lie immetliately restored to the Ownei'. And 
if any jierson or persons Assessed as aforesaiti. shall refuse or neglect to pav the 
Sum or Sums so assessed, by the space of TweKe days after demanti thereof, 
where no sufheient Distress can or may be found wherebv the same mav be Levied, 
in every such case you are to apply yourself unto two or more of the Assessors 
within your Town, for Warrant to commit such person or persons to the Common 
(ioal, as the Law tiirects. And where any person or persons shall remo\e 
ti-om your Town, not having tirst paid the I'espective Sums or proportion set upon 
him or them in the said Tax or Assessment : ^'ou are herein Authorized and 
Impowered to Demand the Sum or Sums .Assessed upon such jterson or jiersons, in 
what Town or pkice soexer he or they may be found, within the Province: and upon 
refusal or neglect to pay the same, to Destrein the said jiei-son or persons b\- his or 
their Goods and Chattels, as aforesaid: and for want of such Distress, to Commit 
the party to the Common Goal, there to remain until pa\-ment he made of the Sum 
or Sinns so set upon him. with all Charges arising bv reason of such commitment, 
antl hereof you are not to fail upon the Pains ami Penalties as ma\' in such case by 
Law be inflicted on you. 
Given under my Hand and Seal at Boston, the nineteenth l)a\' of Ma\- 1700, In 

the Twelfth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lortl William the 

Third, of England, King. 
[sKAi,] Sa.m. Taylor." 



Micah Priest cairie to Marll)()r()iioh from New llainjisliirc in l.s2'.t, 
and working for Abijah Brown as carpenter, he married as time went on 
the hitter's daughter, E.sther. It is said nearly all the old lionses on 
Br<nvn's Hill were hiiilt bv Brown tS: Priest. Micah later on l)ecame 
hrst Policeman in Marlborotigh, and is remembered as a most fearless 
othcer. He botight the preceding home from Brigham Rice, and li\ed 
there a number of years with his family of ele\en chiUhx'n, three of whonr 
are still li\ing : Alicah ^Vtigusttis, (jeorge. and S. Jenny Goss (ch. Gussie 
Maie m. John J. O. Pope of Boston.) 



164 



CHAPTER IX. 




THE CALKi; IJRKiilAM 1 lOMKS'J'ICAl). 



TIk' old Homestead on this spot, I*]lm street, was in former years a 
one .stor\ dwelling' wliieli was taken down In' Mr. Calel> Bri<^ham 2d wlio 
erected the al)o\e. The latter was a man celebrated tor many miles as 
a talented \iolin ]:)la\er, and a popular dancing' master, llis discipline 
was wonderful. He al\\a\s kept the best of order and at no time diu"in*^ 
his lesson hours was lau^'hin"^' or whis]ierinL;' allowed. As soon as any 
noise was heard, uj) came the old \iolin turned bottom side up which he 
woidd strike with his bow and makinj^' such a noise that \()U would think 
he ^vas about to smash the whole thini^;". Thus he would awe his pupils. 
But he was a \eritable t;entleman, a most popular teacher, and a strict tem- 
perance man. He married Martha J5ri<^ham who lixed where vSi(lne\ ( ilea- 
son lately resided. Her father and mother both died \\ ith the small pox 
and \yere buried in the nii^ht in the Ijrit^ham Cemetery. 'J'hey were the 
first ones buried there. Air. Brigham gaye the land for a l)ur\'ing place. 
When her parents ch'ed the youngest daughter was onh' t\\el\ e years old. 
She grew to be a smart, capable woman. Her luisliand Caleb 2d, earned 



i6s 

the monL'\- and she aided him in tlie kcepiiv^ of it. ( )f tlieir sons and 
daughters who H\ed there, I'^raneis Dana because President of Hudson's 
Bank. Charles went into raih-oad hirsiness in Fitehliurg, Tileston li\ed at 
home with liis parents. Martha married Alathias Rice. Laura married 
Alden Brigliam. Angenette married Hindeigh Ah)rse. son of Lvman. 
Calel) l^righani (Hed a numher of \ears l^efore his \\ ife w ho su(ldenl\- one 
nun-ning at her son Dana's after a pleasant ilay of apparent health, passed 
away. 

C)ne hundred vearsago when the cotillion tlances \\ ere held e\ er\' Thiu's- 
dav night for se\eral weeks at Cotting's Hall. Mr. Caleh Ihigham and 
^Ir. I'linv Witherhee witli instrinnents in hand would motint the rostrum 
anil the couples arm inarm take their position on the floor, Mr. Brigham 
was a hue looking portK man. a perfect Chesterfield in manners and of 
such character and standing in societ\- that parents were glad to place 
their children under his instruction. His \'oice was clear and strong and 
few were his superiors in drawing music from the \ iolin. .Said an oUl 
gentleman: " We shall alwa\s hold in highest esteem the memor\- of 
?vlr. Calel) Ih'igham. so kind, so jo\ iai and so desirous of making irs all 
happ\ . We remember well in school the charge he \\ould gi\e to his 
scholars in lea\ing the hall : • Xow hovs. remember in going awa\- from 
here that you axoitl rude antl boisterous language. Be gentlemanh" in 
your deportment for there are ears open to hear \()U, and I want vou to 
con%ince all critics that vou come here for a good purpose, not merely to 
learn to dance bvit to be ci\ il, courteous, antl polite." ( )h the cotillion 
parties, when the Bakers, the l)arretts. the Barnes, the Barbers, the 
l^igelows, the Browns, the Boyds. the Brighams, the Fa\s, the Feltons, 
the (libbons, the (rleasons, the Howes, the Hoh'okes, the Morses, the 
Phelps, the Priests, the Rices, the vSte\ ens. the Woods, the \Vilsons and 
so on. all made merr\- and after the tlance went into the magnificent 
suppers ]:)repare(l In Aunt Cotting herself I 

Among the children of Ithamer Brighaiu was KVu who married Lydia 
Howe, and their son Jonas built the following prett\' Homestead. Jcjnas 
lirigham was a man of unimpeachable integritx , antl respected h\ all who 
knew him. His son. Etlward A., and daughters. vS. h^liza and Hattie, 
still reside in this old home standing at the foot of Mt. vSligo. the highest 
elexation in Middlesex county, where on a clear da\', a lovely ^•ie^y is 
always before the \ isitor. and the mo>t exquisite sunsets to be enjo\ed. 
Marlborough has the lieautN' of hill and tlale. and from Ish. vSligo. Mt. 
Pleasant, Boyds, Prospect, West or Chesnut Hills, you will e\ er find 



i66 




111-: lONAS KRKillAM IIOMIC. 



strctchiii;j; out l)c-l()rc- \nu as prcttx a ])ictiirc' as am where t<i Ix' tound. 
In reference to •• .'~^li;j,o " we will sa\- that John iJow ker came to Marl- 
borou^^h in KiT-') and resided northwest of the pond. He married senior 
^Vbrahani llowe's daughter ^h^r\•. lie was a carpenter, a prominent 
man. and one of the selectmen six or more \ears: hein^j,' one when the 
new meeting- hoirse was built; ami was on important committees. lie 
at that time owned land on liotli sides, the western and eastern of 
jSlt. vSli^o and li\e(l near the now Tilestoii Bri^ham ]:ilace. I^lnsi^'n 
Bow ker had 1 1 or more children. amoiiL;" whom was Rachel who in 17. )4 
i!;-A\v a siKer tankaril to the church in .Marlboroui:;li. Mr. IJowker 
probabh' owned the whole hill, which was then called Bowker Hill within 
the four streets Elm, Winter. Lincoln and h^-ench Hill streets to Tileston 
Bri^ham's, 

Ilis'son Ezekiel w ho married Capt. Peter Rice's dau<4hter Mary, resided 
on his fathers' place. The heirs of Ezekiel J^owker owned the land on 
the east side of the lane. Zerubabel Rice, Abraham Williams and Aaron 
Eager on the western side. IC/ekiel Bowker's daughter .Vbigail married 
Silas Wheeler in 17')<'^ who bought of the heirs, the Bowker land includ- 
ing Bow ker's hill as it was called in 1777. At time of the ReNolution 
there was a man li\ing near In who being called into ser\ ice did no 
military dutv but e\ aded the ser\ ice and found a billing place during the 



i67 

day, only comiiii^ out at ni^-ht. For thi^. in derision. {\\v\ named him 
" (_)ld Sli;2;o," I'rom tliat time the legend i^'oes, the name was chan^rd 
from Bow'ker's I lill [d ^-^h^ii Ilill. and to this da\- is known as Mt. vSh^o. 
A\'e ha\e heard also that <ine na\e it the name Sh'^o fi-om the prett\- hill 
Slil^'o. Ireland, of which we .!4"i\e a \ iew, and think the last supposition 
to he more correct than the former \ illa^e storw In earl\- da\s Howker 
lane extended from Main street to Elm street, a fe\v rods east and nearl\- 
parallel with Inroad street. \\ hen the Bowker lantl \\as sold. Lieutenant 
Ephraim l>arlier the celehrated clock maker hou^ht a portion of the 
hi<^"hest part of the hill and used to sa\ he ''could y;et as near IIea\ en as 
any person on his own land." It stands six hundred and Hftv feet al)o^e 
the le\el of the sea. ()nl\ two hills hiL;her in Middlesex L'ount\ — one 
in Hopkinton and the other in Xohscot near the houndar\- line of Sud- 
hurv and Framini'ham. 




SLIGO. IRKLANI). FROM WHICH Ol'R OWN POINT OF LAND 
WAS NAMED. 



•• Sweepin<^ around a wide hav. the land draws nearer aj^ain, the far 
a\\a\- hlue darkening- to purple and then to j^reen and hrown. The sky 
is cut hv the outlines of the Leitrim and vSli^o hills, a row of rounded 
peaks aj^ainst the hlue. L;ro\vin^- paler and more translucent in the south- 
ern distance, d'he whole colored circle of sea and land, of moor and 
mountain is full of the silence of intense and mighty ])ower. The waters 



1 68 



arc tremulous witli the breath of life. 'Fhe uiountains in their stately 
l)eaut\' risr like iinniortals in the clear a/ure. 'J'he si^iis of our i:)reseiit 
works arc dwarfed to insi;4iiilicance. E\ ervw here within that wide 
world of hill and plain, and hardh less ancient than the hilU thenisches, 
are strewn uieniorials of an(rther world that has \anished, sole sur\i\()rs 
of a lon^- hidden }xist. All the islands ha\e L;"cntl\ rounded hacks clothed 
in pastures nearh to the crest with ]nn-]-)le heather lyinij,- under the sky 
upon their ridges. There are flowers c\erywhere. e\ en to the \ cry edge 
of the whispering;- sea. ^\'hite daisies and yellow dandelions star all the 
]iastures, and on the L;reen ruL;L;edness of c\ cry hillside, or alon^- the 
shadowed banks of c'\ er\ ri\er and e\ er\ siKei^ stream, amid \el\et 
mosses and fringes of new born ferns in a million nooks and ci"annies, 
are strewn dark \ iolets and wreaths of \ellow ]M-imroses, while al)o\e 
them the larches are daint\ with new ;_;reenery and rosy tassels, and the 
voun^- lea\es of beach and oak (|ui\er with tresh lite. " 




THE SAMIKL IIOWK IIOISI-:. 



I'his was remo\ed to I'^lm street to make way for the Charles I'^rye 
house erected on the same spot at the corner of l':im and Pleasant streets 
where there used to stand the old liome of Jonah Rice, father of Martin, 
Nathan, IIar\e\and Luke. Jonah Kice was at one time reckoned among 



169 

the largest lantl holders in the town and rejwted a wealtin man, Init 
riches took \\ini4' and this hu";_;X' house iK-eame the propert\' of Mr. loscpli 
Howe, Jr., who as time went on and his daughter Charlotte mari'ied 
Samuel IIo\\e, son of Abraham Howe, sold the phice to his son-in-law. 
Samuel Howe took the house down and Iniilt a new one on the same 
spot. The latter was an uprii^ht eiti/en, a shrewd luisiness man and a 
keen lo\'cr of a j^ood joke. He and Stephen Rice had a law suit at one 
time o\er a certain matter. Well, vSam'l fixed it all up, '^^)t out papers 
and made a receipt w hich was w ell \\ oixled and re])lete \\ith all Hourishes 
and Stephen was more than pleased. .Some one asked him how it came 
out. "Oh, all right. vSam fixed it all up anil made out a paper." 
After showing it they tountl it was not recei]:)ted. Well, .Stephen went 
hopping mad and ran to .Sam for his signature. Ikit .Sam wouldn't sign 
and said, ''Oh, let it stand, 'twill do for e\ er\ l)()d\-. " Another time a 
man sent his ho\- en er to him for some mone\-. .Sam told the bov to run 
back and tell his father he hadn't -duv mone\-. The boy returned. 
'• Father says he must ha\ e some mone\'. " •• Well," was .Sam's re]:)l\', 
*■• You go back and tell \ our father if he gets it before I know it to let me 
know. " Lucas Bigelow and he were drixing to l)oston one (la\" and 
a man ran into them, broke his \yheel down and then drox e off. Lucas 
\yas ra\'ing. '' The old rascal, he ought to ha\e had a grand walloping!" 
he cried. " Yes, I know it, " answered the w itt\" Howe, •• but \ou see I 
couldn't sto]5 jirst then to gi\e it to him. " lie would tell of Luke Rice 
who supplied mirth for the neighborhood. The boys used to like to see 
Inm coming into town with his team of two oxen led b\' a horse, and 
would remember the twinkle in his e\ e when as they ran out to meet 
him he woidd crack his whip and shout, •• Woap, whoap, Jim Crow I 
(jod knows you. " Luke iuul a (pieer taste for extra\agant and mal- 
apropos language, as when he said to his man .'■^hurtliff : •' h)e, \ ou take 
the fork and explode aroimd those ha\'cocks and make them look a little 
more tryannical. 

In the house ^ye gi\e was born S. Herliert Howe, the son of .Samuel 
and Charlotte (Howe) Howe. Samuel was a cooper and carried on that 
business in Ahndborough until he retired in 1.S12. .Vfter graduating from 
the High school at the age of twenty, Herbert with willing hands and 
actiye brain commenced the manufacture of shoes in the old cooper shop 
with his elder brother Lewis. During the o(Ul hours of his school days, 
he had learned many of the important parts of shoe manufacture, and 
making shoes for John W . .Steyens. he not only learned the trade, but 
made enough to pay his own board dvu'ing his scho(d da\'s. .Soon the 



I70 



two V()un<^- nifii hccaiiu- factors of cons(.H|ia-nce in the shoe Itusiiiess which 
as it increased rcsuUcd in achhn^- more room to tlie oUl cooper sliop. 
ShorlK' after. IIerl)en l)oiiL;ht out the interest of his lirother Lewis, and 
as Inisincss continued to increase he ]:)urchased a sho]-) on corner ol Pleas- 
ant and Ehn streets and mo\ed the old cooper shop up heside it. llere 
he remained until he formed in Isi'il a co-partnership with Allen D.llowe 
which continued into \si;:, when Herbert practically he^-an his Inisiness 
career. Kwv ])i-ompt to meet all financial oblij^-ations. the tollowiny; 
storv is told as illustration: It was in is.")?, the time of the ^reat snow- 
storm when all ]5uhlic con\c'\ance was Mocked for several days, that he 
had a note falling- duv in a Boston hank. Two or three days of orace 
had passed when he decicknl he could wait no longer, so walked throiij^h 
the drifts to Cordaxille. six miles distant, where the road had just been 
opened throu<;-h to IJoston where he arrived a trifle late, but throu;j;h the 
courtesy of the cashier, who admired the pluck of this luan who could 
o\-ercome all obstacles, he ol)tained the paper which for the first and only 
time in his financial career came so near bein^u," dishonored. 

The shoe l)usiness of v^. II. I low e increased year after year. The 
shop standing- on the s])ot where he coiumenced business is an ornament 
to the tow 11. and this in connection with his two other shops. Diamond F 
and Diamond (). ha\e for main \ears ^ixen employment to hundreds of 
workmen. A stock com])an\- was formetl with Mr. 1 low e as principal 
stockholder and president and his son Louis P. Ilowe as \ ice-president ( f 
this cor];oration known as the S. II. I low e Shoe Co. l\.')()0.(M)I) pairs of 
shoes are turned out annualK b\ this ci>mpany. and Marlborough work- 
men are fortunate indeetl that generous. lo\al hearted ^s. Herbert Howe 
still lixes "'to make the wheel n'o round. "' 

Mr. I lowe is of the I'liilarian faith antl possesses by inheritance an actixe 
well balanced brain. He married Harriet A., daut^hter of William Pitt 
and La\inia (Paker) Pri^ham. Four children. Alice and Annie, who 
ha\e passed on; Louis Porter [m. India. dau_i4hter of Loren Arnold] and 
Charlotte A. [m. ( )scar 11. Stexens. l)ox manufacturer: ch. Herbert 11. 
an<l Louis W .] 

vS. Herbert Howe was president of the Sa\in,L;;s P)ank nearly twenty 
\ears : wasone of the ori<;unal incorporators of the Peo])les \;itional Bank 
and has been on its bo;ird of directors uninterru]itedly since that dale. 
He was one of the earliest adxocates of our system of water supply and 
draina;jje and ser\ ed on both boards of construction with zeal and \ ij^'or. 
He was for many years a member of the school board and still retains an 
acti\e interest in its work. ( )f republican com ictions. he has represented 



lyi 

Marlb()roii!4"li in the (it-nrral Cnurt ;iiul lui^ liecii coniu'Ctcd in countless 
town affairs and ottices. He wa^ a ineml)er of the ( io\ ernor's Council 
four years with Go\ ernor \\ Olcott and (jo\ ernor Crane. In ISS'.I lie was 
elected first Ma\ or of Marlhorounh. Ili^ charities and ^ifts to the citv 
are many and he has done much to lieautif\ Ahiplewood ceuieter\ and 
other public places. In fact his hencNolence and ;j;reat interest in all 
pertaining- to the nood of his nati\e town, to;j,et]ier with his public 
oflices. ha\ e resulted in his well merited title. •' Father of the City of 
Marlboroutrh. " 




IIOMK OF DKACOX ISAAC HARDEN. 



I')eacon lla\(len who died in Marlborough a'^'ed '.Ml \ears liAed in the 
abo\e house. He was a descendant of lohn Alden. the Ma\ flower 
Pilgrim, and was born in (^uinc\. He mo\ed in ISIO to Pmston and 
Ayhile there married Martha Cunninj^ham of Marlborough and in 
\S\:) remo\ ed here where he spent the remainder of his life. He was a 
carpenter In trade and main' are the hoirscs built under his su]:)er\ ision. 
His first carpenterin!^ in MarlborouLjh was f(jr •• ^^cpiire Poj^e at the 
Mills." He was a member of the Lei^islature '■'> years, selectmen for 2'2 — 
liberal in his \ iew s and a member anil deacon of the I ni\ersalist church 
where for many years he was an enthusiastic singer. He had a sunns, 
e\en temper which endeared him to all with w hom he came in contact. 



lie saiiL;' all his (la\s and ceasiHl oiiK whrii 1r' licL^an to die. For sixtv- 
six years he lived amoiiij,' us a model man. 

( )f the eiLi'ht ehildren of Ahirlha ( L'unnin^hain ) and Dea. Isaac 
Ilayden two onl\ ai^e li\ iii^'. l^lleii. and I^inih I'^-ances who married 
the late Frederic II. Nh)rse, son of L\ man and L\(lia (liri^ham) 
Morse. I'^vderic IF Morse, will lon^- he rememhered as a local and 
political agitator, and w as for man\ \ ears a ])olitical factor in Marlborough. 
l)oi"n in Framini:iham. at li \ears of aj^e he mo\ed to .Southhorou^h. At 
the ai^e of Kl he went to Concoi^d where he was numbered amon^" the 
j^articular friends of Thoreau with whom he took fretjuent excursions into 
the surrounding- countr\'. lie was also intimatel\' associated with Haw- 
thorne and l-^merson. Fater he came to Marllxirou^h and found employ- 
ment in the store of Famhert Fi^elow . In FS.')2 he went to California 
where he became idenlified with the ]:)olitical movements of the pioneers 
and also became a close friend of Fret Ilarti'. Soon after his return to 
New I'^n^'land Fort Sumter was Jired u])on and he joined the \:'>\h Mass. 
Filantry. Co. F, and served until March FSd;; when in battle beini;' 
dei^'iv ed ot hearing- through the roar of cannon and muskctrv he was 
discharL^ed. In bsCi'.) he was elected as membei- of Fe^islature and 
remainetl with the I)emoci-atic partv until FSS 1 when he became a 
Rejniblican. He wa^ an insatiable readei' anil in general debate he was 
rej^arded as almost invincible. Thev tell us he attendeil 2.> .State C'onven- 
tions since FsSd and assisted in the nomination of ev erv Republican 
candidate bir (iovernor for nearlv ipiarter of a centurv . Ch. h^dward vS. 
[m. Mary Hill. ch. h^rederick F.] (ienevieve [m. Walter I']. Friest, ch. 
Genevieve m. II. (i. Adams] and l->x-Representativ e to Fej^islature 
I. Forter. the vvitlv contributer to F'l'^stafette in whose columns one may 
read fre(|uent hits antl |)()ints on local affairs. Hem. Felia Fruce of 
Berlin, ch. (ieor'je \'.. Frances A.. Walter F. 



Near bv is the residence of Mr. fohn F. lirovv ii, the builder of the 
block on Main street, in which the Scenic Theatre affortls chief ]-)lace of 
amusement. Mr. Frown, w ho recentlv ;4'a\ e oiu" Fil)rary :> 1 2r>, is a self- 
made and well known, successful business man of this city, who attributes 
much of his success in life to the Marlborou;j.h Fublic Fibrary. As a boy 
he was p\\[ to work in a shoe factorv a vear or two after the library was 
opened. ( )ne dav he went in out of ciuMositv and took out a book. 
FikiiiL; it. he took out another. This soon created a taste for reading- 
which Iiecame a delij^iit. To-dav he is a well informed man on all cur- 
rent topics, and ancient and modern historv . He m. Helen McDonald, 
sister to !ud''e McDonald, (children Flenore (i. and Robert F. ) 



/.3 




lIOrSE OF DR. lOllX 15AKER. 



Few doctors were neeiled in the <4"()o(l old da\s when exercise and 
earl\- hours and simjile chet was the mechcine. I)octor IliUh'eth at the 
cast, and I)octoi- IJaker at the west part (Hspensed pills and emetics from 
their well tilled saddle ha^s, and when the patient was in a dan^-erous 
ccjndition. oM Di-. l>all of Xorthliorou;4h in his sulkv, drawn Iw a jaded 
steed, would he seen approaching the ilwellin;4 of the sick; and when all 
hope Inul fled. Doctor Kittridj^e of Framint^ham must come to confirm 
the wisdom of the others' treatment and assure the relati\es that all had 
heen done that human wisdom could do. 

\\'ho ha> not heard of the celebrated Kittrid^e? .\s kind-heartetl 
and tender as a child to the really sick, hut rout^'h and irritable when 
called to a s])leen\- and h\ pochondrical person. He had no jxitience 
with feigned sickness, and when one woman of Marlhoroui^'h, whose 
case the Doctor penetrated at once, asked liim imploriii<j,"ly what C(ndd be 
done for her. he answered : " Nothinjj^ at all. Get up off your bed and 
^'o to spinning;! "" *• ()h. Doctor. I)ut I should fall rii^ht down if I o-ot 
u]5. " " Well, dash it. ^et up aj^ain I " said he, and off he went ridin*;-. 

Old Doctor I5aker was full of stories. ''Why, " said an old gentle- 
man, " he'd ha\e to tell his stor\' before he prescribed and I don't 
know but that his stories did nearh as much o-ood for the patient as did 
his medicine. " Down in the old Mill \"illai^e, now the further part of 
Hudson, there li\ed many Nourse families. There was A. Nourse and 



174 

15. N()ur^L• ami C Noursc. " If \()ii were c\ci" sick and wanted a nurse," 
Doctor liaker cried, "he knew wliere there was a whole nest of 'ein. " 
Well, one ni^hl a wa\farer came alon;4 to A. Xourse's house and asked 
to he ])ut up. As thev sat aroiuul the tire the suhject of ^-ratitude came 
up. *• I tell you, " sa\s Xourse. " the words. • 1 thank you, ' are worth 
]-2\ cents, '1 thank \ou kindlv ' are worth 2.') cents. •! thank you 
\er\-, \er\ kindh " are worth :)1 .^ cents. " The next morn as the straiii^er 
stained to Li'o on his wa\-, old gentleman Xourse cried, "Twenty-five 
cents, if \'ou please." "v'^ir !" smiled the tra\eller. •• for your hospitality 
I thank \-ou. h^)r \our hed and hoard I thank you \ery, \ery kindly 

• 111,1 •• •« Hold! "' cried his host. •• I'm in your deht already. Say no 

more, hut ^et \ou i^one cpiickU- or Til he hankrupt. 

This matches the stor\ of w hen [ahez W'itherhee kept the old ta\ern 
o\ er Iw the Ponil. One exeninti' when the usual har room loiuit^ers were 
sitting' around, a woman came in ami j^oin^- u]) to the har said to Jahez, 
" I'll thank \ou for a L:;ood mu;^ of todd\ . '" " .Vll riL^ht. " replied Jahez 
and mixiuL!,- it, ]:)laced the mu<;- of j^-ood hot toddy hefore her. "Thank 
\ou. "" said the woman as she drained the cup and startetl to lea\e the 
room. "Hold on I " cried jahez, "\ou'\e forj^otten to pay for the 
tocldv. '' The woman turned: " I said I'd thank you for it and I have 
thanked \ ou for it, " and she went out followed hy the laughs of the 
merrv crowd. From that dav on, Jahez e\ery now and then heard from 
some one of that ])art\-, " Jaliez, I'll thank you for a good nuig of 
toildy. " 

D(K-tor lohn i>aker was a man respected hy all. Coming from 
Hancock, X. H., from which place he married Martha Dennis, he came 
in \X12 to Marlhorough and huilt the house ahove. Nine children had 
heen gi\ en him : Adaline Felti:)n, Sulli\an, Harriet and T^a\inia w ho 
married William Pitt iirigham, son of Major Jedediah Prigham, and horn 
on the old homestead. Boston Road. 

William Pitt Prigham learned the w heelwright trade and estahlished 
himself in Inisiness in West Acton in ISlO. In isl'.f he went to Califor- 
nia and crossed the Isthmus twice, once hefore the railroad was huilt, in 
the huilding of whicii he had apart. Retin-ning from California he was 
enga"ed for ahout fifteen \ears in the meat Inisiness under the Morse & 
Pigelow store and was associated a part of the time with L\ man W. 
Howe in the same line. He was a man of excellent judgment, modest 
and unohtrusi\e to a maiked degree. He died in Ps.sl and his widow- in 
l'.M»7, Their children were Harriet, married vS. Herhert Howe: Henrietta 
married Freeman I loKoke : IIenr\ Augustine, Helen Adelaide m. Allen 



175 

D. Howe, ch. Ik-rtlia M. and Alice L. : William Frank, who died in 
Washino-ton. I). C. in l.sCi. was Corporal in Cn. l'\ l;'.th Mass. jnf. 
and ser\ed three years in Ci\il War: Albert (^uinc\ . twin to Alfred A. ; 
Emma l>aker. m. Herbert W. liriiiham. son of Rc\ . W'illard and Hetsey 
(Russcdl) l)ri<iham : Herl)ert is foreman in S. H. Howe's shoe factor\- ; 
their dauL;hter Ahiud married Warren Cushino-; h^dwin b^u-ene. an 
en^'ineer. m. Hattie 1. lohnson. 




HOMKSTKAI) OK LAMIJERT OR KDWARl) L. HKiKLOW 



Passino' ahjny to the coriici" of I'leasaiit St. and "old Midherry 
Lane" now called Lincoln St. we come to the al)ove honse standing 
on what was long ago the "Village Green;'" the old trees of which 
in early days of the Village Improvement Soci(4y had been shouldered 
by Rev. Asa I'ackard himself, who. bringing them one by one from 
the forest not far awa.v had planted them (^xclaiming as he wiped 
his dri])ping brow: "There, down you go! Up may yon soon 
grow, and long may yonr old boitghs wave!" It was Rev. Levi 
Brigham. son of Willard Ix and Betsey Russell Brigham, who 
exclaimed as the lane grew to a street: "oh this is pleasant!" and 
Pleasant St. was the name permanently adopted. Here on this 
spot used to pla.v their games the boys and girls who were long time 
ago laid away in the ancient burying ground of this old town risen 
from the Christian Indian Village of Okommokamesett, colonized 



176 

by the Sudbury people in 1655. And under the broad s])readino- 
bouiihs of tlie old trees many Grandfathers' stories of King Philii)"s 
warriors attacking this place in KITli wei'e related, intermingled by 
those of the old pastor. Rev. .Mr. Hrinismead, who out heroded Herod 
by invoking a peculiar curse upon all i)oor babies who were so 
irreverent as to be born upon a Snbliath. uniformly rt^fusing to 
baptise them. Quite often Father Brimsmead's name would l)e 
unconsciously perverted when the young folks persistently clamored: 
■"And tell us Gi-andpa about that time when the Indians us<'d to set 
lire to ^Ir. Brimstone's house.'' 

AVhen Jjandiert Bigelow's family and l)usiness iiicreas(Ml. his 
and)iti()n grew to the building of the altove old Ilonu^stead and uj) 
to this pbice he moved with his family, from the '"old long house." 
Aged p(M)p]c have told us it S(Huned an innnense Iniilding in those 
early days. ILu'e was the first hall in town for the Odd Fellows 
and ■■\Vel! do I remember tin- night I was initiated to Odd Fellow- 
ship in this hall" cried good old Burleigh Alorse, father of our Ex- 
Ma\<)r; and many others could have told of the time here when they 
were accustonu'd to the secret slides and knocker. Secret societies 
were then a novelt\' to the village and for nmny a day did the 
jx'ople mai\e it a topic when Bamlx'rt Bigelow tirst built a place of 
meeting foi- the 1. O. (). F. In this house was built the first ''swell" 
Ball "Room and here the maids and matrons of old time used to 
assemble at bve o'clock in the afternoon and taking off their Avarm 
wraps would pass up as to a Shaker meeting. Fov they would 
ascend one stairAvax' and the "gude men" would take the other, ami 
man\' a laugh Avould i)e heard as they hasteiu'd to tlu^ dance hall 
al)ove where on the built in IxMiches on (^ach side Avould the beaux 
baslifidlx' sit until the sound of the fiddle and l)ow and tln^ call: 

■• Lads and lassies to your jilaces, 
I'p the niitltllc aiui down a^ain." 

made the old rafters ring with laughter and good mirth. 

There is a sadness that always comes to oiu' ni)on seeing a fine 
old Homestead falling to deca\'. but still sadder it is to see the blinds 
closed, the doors barred and the house em]ity. The old walls nnitely 
appeal to our sympathy in suggestions of the Past and the very 
trees seem to whisper of souls who have lived here, and loved here 
and then passed into eternity. Ilajipily the knocker still sounds 
(Ml the above old house which undoubted! \' has I'eceived more 



/ / 



people Avitliiii its ])(»rt;ils thjiii ;uiy otlu'i" one lioiise in ^larlborough. 
Foi' liei'e Cotillion parties and Halls; Seeret Societies; Clubs; Exhibi- 
tions; classes of i)npils. and conntless visitors have assenil)Ied, even 
to the present day. 




Oh. the tia\s of Kcrr-\- ciiincini 



It Avas a beautiful .Jiuie day, seventy-one years ago. when 
Landxu't Higelow went out t(^ the haymakers in the fields of the 
old Bigelow house and announced the birth of ''a fine healthy boy." 
This was Edward L. Bigelow. born June, 1839. In early days one 
had to work i)hysically and mentally to obtain an education, and 
after graduating at the old Academy under the instruction of Mr. 
0. W. Albee, Edward would rise before daylight to take the early 
stage to Felt(Uiville, — no extension of the railroad coming to ]Marl- 
boro at that time, — where he Avould meet the steam cars for Boston 
aiul Comer's Commercial College. Later he attended the school 
at AVilbi-aham. \\iiich ()i'epai'(Ml him to enter ""Harvard Scientific"' 
at Cambridg(\ ^lass.. where he renuiined until his father stricken 
with paralysis signified his desire for his son to renounce his great 
and)ition to study civil engiiu^ering, and to carry on the mercantile 
business and renuiin at home with the invalid mother. At the early 
age of 12. Edward had begun wi'iting for his fathei- and became as 
he renuiins today, senior partner of this business. est;d)lished 88 
years ago (1822.') Respected by his townsmen and all who k'liow 
him. he has btM-n honored with various tokens of api)r(H'iation. Altho 
never politically ambitious — pi'oof of which was illustrated Avhen 
he declined in ISDS the u(»mination for "]\Iayor of the City of Alarl- 
boro" offered him by all thi'ce ])arties, Repiddican, Democratic 
and the Working Men's City Conventions. — in his younger days he 
sei'ved Mai'lborough thr(M' consecutive years in the House of 
Representatives antl ten xcars as ""Town Clerk"" for Marll)orough. 
Und(U' (lovernor Andrews. 18()8, he was ai)])ointed Justice of the 
Peace which jiosition he has held for 47 years. He became mem. of 
United Brethren Lodg(^ of Fveo Alasons. joining before the anti- 
masonic storni swept the counti'\' ; mem. of rnitarian church Parish; 



i7cS 

and is called '"Father of our Town Library." He m. Ella A. dan. 
of Lewis and Ruth (I^eiiehley) Fisher of .Milford. Three eh. Emily 
M. graduate of Smith College. |in. C. Emery, eh. George and Helen;] 
George L., mem. City Couiieil. who after studying at Harvard ]\Iedical 
entered the mereautile business with his father, [m. Lulu Diekey, 
eh. Elizabeth.] P^lward F., sueeessful Pharmaeist in Boston, [m. 
Ethel Dorr.l 




EAs'j". \\i:s'i\ iioMi; IS in: ST." 



1 7^) 



CHAPTER X. 




THE WILLIAM STHTSOX IIOMLSTKAD. 



Ridiiiu' u[) ■■ .Mitkllust'X Siiuarc" we ronir to tliu iiiie old Ik»me- 
stead of Ucacoii William Stetson. The noble trees were long since 
destroyed in In^half of conimereial enteriirisc and the beautiful slope 
of green cut away. Dea. Stetson nu)ved into town the day Rin-. 
jMr. Goodhue was oi'dained. For nearly a generation in church and 
social meetings, in voice of song did he serve the i^eople of ^larlboro. 
He passed thro' tlu' vale of poverty but rose by his energy to good 



i<So 

fortune. Ufvci- swci'viiiu- fnnii Uic |);ith of lioticst.w hoiioi" or duty. 
It \v;is near ISMT when I )(■;!. Win. Stetson of -Jackson. Florida, was 
choir direetof and tenor xoealist of tlie Sprint' Hill Ch. when in 
the orchestra Anioi-y Maxiiard |)la\-ed the single bass viol, -lolin 
Goodale doidile bass. Win. Wilson tenor troinlione. Webber Wilson 
alto buiile and Francis Sawiii. Deiinisoii l>i'i;uhani. Stephen Eager, 
Will. Wilson and F. .M. Sawin as vocalists. 

Deacon Stetson married and had tlircM' sons liefore coining tt) 
^Marlboro. His second wilV was Mrs. Dana (lark, previously 
Eli/abeth Drigham Warren. l>y her he had six childi'en, Mrs. 
Edward Alley. Mrs. Edward Sch(»iield. .lohii (ioodhue. Edward 
Winslow, Ilattie. and Einiiia, the latter deceased in iiifaiic.w 

Mr. Stetson Iniilt the house on E. .Alain St. opposite Elm IMace. 
house with large colmnns and hue elms, the latter lieiiig removed 
for widening the sti'eet. He lixcd there mati\' years but subse(piently 
sold and removed to Kufus Stowe farm on Spoonhill Av(\ From 
there he went to Florida. 

Down at the corner was the house of Jacol) Fairbanks, a well 
]\iiown wheelwright and trader, who built the house where he carried 
on country store. He had wooed and won the heart of Caroline 
Williams who died before the nnirriage could take place and her sister 
]\rar\- afterwards married -lacol). As liigelow's store in the west i)art 
was the centre place for social talk and favorite post for news of the 
day. so was Fairhanks store a ]io]nilar one in the east part of the town. 
These two stores — East and AVest. Avere the only ones in town and a 
])h^asant rivalry Avas ahvays enjoyed. Every night after the day's 
Avork Avas over parties Avould meet and sit around the old stove and 
gossip and tell stories. One evening the topic Avas : "which is the 
oldest house in ?\larlboro .'"' [The Avriter has lieeii told that the Barnes 
house was built in KiiiS, the Bent house in ]Cu4. Peter Rice huilt the 
house known later as the Eli Rice or Otis Russell house in 1688. 
Tn l(if)() John BigeloAv erected his house on the Farms, Joseph Brigham 
huilt 1728. Jacol) F(dton 1752, (this is uoav the Dunton house,) Rev. 
Aaron Smitirs house Avas erected 1740. and the CoggsAvell or Barnes 
in 177."). I And one told of the school hoys Avrangle under some 
a])ple trees near his i)lace, over the same question of ]u-e-eminence. 
There Avere eight or ten of them. "Bent is the oldest house," 
cried one, "Bet yer Iavo agates Bai-nes is." " Xo siree, its Joseph 
Brigham 's, Ephraim Brigham — Old W^illiams' Tavern — 'Tory 
Smith,' BigeloAV on thc^ F^'arms, Barnes the Tory" Avere then heard, 



i8i 



and soon tliere -wms ;m Tiulifin war hoop and a general pow wow 
until an apple lia|)p('ii('(l to fall on the head of one of them whieh 
tnnicd the halllc into a lauii'h and Ko(»d fccliiiu'. — But who today 
can tell ^\•lli<•h is the wrv oldest lionsel 




THE llEMENWAV (JR AMORV CCnTlXCi llOLSE. 



Passing Jaeob Fairlianks' av(^ romc to this little old lionse now 
fast falling to rnins. ^lany in the present day reinendier their 
childhood Avhile attending the school held Inn-e where "readin and 
writin and rithmatic were taught to the tune of a hickory stick." 
The nann^ Aniory Cotting is one well reniend)ered hy many of those 
still living. AVhen Amory was a hoy he l)ound out to "'Hilly" Rice 
to learn shoe m;d\ing. AVhen he came of age Amory was given a 
suit of clothes, six weeks schooling, and fifty dollars. He never 
forgot that famous election day when Aunt I^yddy gave him the 
large sum of eight cents with which to celebrate. He was a very 
Vanderl)ilt that day we may believe, but truly a Hetty flreen in 
his expenditure. Returning honu' he was asked: "Well Amory 
how nnu-h did you spend?" "Four cents" was the proud reply. 
"Well, now" said Aunt Lyddy "I'll take back the other four cents, 
Amory. and just keep them for your next celebration." 



1«2 



This \v;is ;i lianl h-sson for A ry ; aiul otic he iicvei' f org'ot ; 

teax-liing him that one is soinctimt'S the h)S('r hx not enjoying to the 
fullest, the gifts that the gods have sent. As years went by Amory 
married first Hcky Plicljjs. eh. Wni.. Roland, James and Elijah. After 
her death m. Dolly I!. Bi-uec. eh. llartlcx'. Amos. Dolly M. 

Amor\- built the above house in which the one great chimney 
contained 11.(100 bricks, llei'c was born ISlMi. Amos Cotting who 
married Mary H. Ijarnes. ami built his present house on staple St. 
where he still i-esides. a smart old gentleman over S4 years of age. 




MrxNixci sAwix iiorsK. 



A littb^ way from the i)resent St. stands the old Munning Sawin 
house which is recorded as being al)out one hundred and eighty-five 
years old. Miliken Sawin built it and it has ever since been in the 
Sawin family. Its inassive tind)ers and other indications of a 
by gone era with the runior of its being at one time the sheltering 
place for General Lafayette, who while traveling through ^Marlboro, 
selected it for his rest, mak'e it an especially interesting old landmark. 
In early times when there Avas but one other house in sight it was 
kept as an Inn by Munning Sawin who was a member of Capt. 
Abraham Williams Co., organized in IToT. At time (/apt. Cyjirian 



i«3 

llowe was mein host at his Inii. .Miiiiiiiiig' was hohliiiii' good liis 
reputation as the same at his eiul of tlie town, and the l)oys used to 
sing : 

'• Uncle Cvp makes the flip 
• And Miinninif makes the totkix. ()." 

Altho' their liouses were perhaps rivals they were not 
antagonistic and his oldest son Benjamin married ^Fartha Ilowe, 
daughter of Cyprian. 

Francis Sawin (4th generation now living here) m. fii'st Sophia 
Nichols, ch. Georgianna, m. Venus 'rhom[)son, [their dan. m. Henry 
Eager a prosperous jeweler in Mai'lhorough, | Franlc W. (m. Sophia 
R. IIartsln)rn. ) George M. (m. Dora Slocum.) Mr. Sawin ni. after 
her death Goi'dilia C. Carvtn-, ch. John m. Ella R. Ilaynes. Florence 
m. Arthur L. Pi(u-ce. ^lartha E. m. Joseph Temple, l^ena A. m. Jesse 
P. Ilaynes. IJIanch 'S\.. Claude F. m. (iJeorge W. l^oggs. 




THE JOHN CHIPMAX HOI SE. 



The fine old colonial mansion a little way up the street on 
Chipman's Corner is doulJy plastered and built for John Chipman 
by Amory ]Maynard. The death of "Uncle John," as was called 



i«S4 

this one of the Ix'st Ixiiown. inHuciilijil jiiul piil)li(' spirited citizoiis of 
our town, was dt'cply deploi-cd. In cjirly life he was idciititicd with 
the shoe l)iisiness hut later \vithdi-ew and joined liis l)r(>ther Dea. 
George Chipnian in the earjx't husiness in Boston. He possessed a 
liigh order of intelligence and great mental aetivity. was authority 
on historical sul).iects and had a marvellous memory, in his latt(n- 
days darktMied hy tlie total loss of sight, he could repeat with 
scarcely a verhal error, page after page of Milton and other great 
nnnds. No man had more warndy attached friends. lie -was known 
under the name of " (Guilford *" in his retrospections of the past, 
(piotations from which Ave have not hesitated to use. In the ])retty 
Chipman Cenu'tery just heyond the TLunesttnid his hody was laid to 
rest. One of the evidences of his puhlic spiritedness and devotion 
to the interests of his native town was his enthusiastic advocacy 
and earnest support of the project of lunlding the ^larlhoro hrancli 
railroad : the difficulties, discouragements and financial endiarrass- 
ments of which he shared with .Messrs. ^lark Fay. Lamlxu-t Bigehtw 
and others, whom he has now goiu^ to join in the silent majority. 
John mai'ried in 1S:>!) Aim Howe, hy whom he had Mar\-. Adelia. 
.AFary Adelia and Anna. Aftcn- her death, ten years later he m. 
Hai-riet (jihhs of Fi'annngham. hy whom he had .lolin aiul Henry 
Ward Chipman. who m. Sarah E. Kinght. (ch. Harriet and Edith 
Guilford.) 



The old time hahit of gentlemen gathering at the stores on 
winter e\-enings to exchange views aiid social chat has come to an 
end. One of these meeting places was E. .J. (Iiild's PLxchange (hro. 
to K. P.) at ('hipHian"s Coruin*. Here neighhoi's would couie in 
often tilling the two doy.vu chairs ])rovided and all hoxes. etc.. in the 
store, .\f1ei' giving their orch'i's for grocei'i<'s. they comnuMiced. and 
for two hours or more many of the great and smaller (pu'stions of 
the day were discussed to the satisfaction of the majority and enjo>'- 
nieiit of all. A village Ijyceum could scarcely ])e moi'e pi'olific in 
topics or moi-e successful in solving knotty problems in i-eligion. 
polities, social science, etc. Should any gross mistah(^ be made in 
locating an\- fact or ascrilnng an\' authorshij) the penalty was a 
treat to mds oi- a|)ples. And thus the evening was passed, enlivened 
hy wit and repartee. 



i8s 




PORTRAIT OF. (JKNERAL IJlRCiOVXE. 

From '• Old Boston Da\s ami \\'a\s." CourtcscN of Little. IJrown A; Co. 



For several gciiei'atioiis the Woods family was one of the riiost 
influential in town. John Wo(t(ls Sen. of Sudbnry was one of the 
18 original petitioners for the toAvnship of Marlboro; Avas on the 
board of Selectmen in ] 668-4-5, and Avas one of the early mend)ers 
of the eh. His will 1677 mentions sons John, Isaac, James, his wife 
[]Mary Parmenter Avho died KiJX) aged Si) yrs.] father Parmenter and 
son-in-laAv John BelloAvs. Tavo of his sons, John and James AA'ere 
deacons of Rca'. Brimsmead's eh. in 1704. Tn the letter from Rca'. 
Cotton blather in 1702 aa'c iind the signature of John Woods Sr. and 
James Woods and John PelloAvs among others accepting the advice 
of the Elders in Boston. | See better.] Deacon John Woods Jr. lived 
near the Fairbanks store. Deacon James Avas one of the Selectmen 
many years. Their brother Isaac lived also here near same square and 
Ave are told that Benjamin Franklin the schoolmaster taught school 



i86 

in Isaiic Woods iiiioccii[)ietl house before the year 17('(>. and before 
any school house was erected in town. Two of Dea. .John Woods 
sons were leadini"' nuni in town. Col. Benjamin Woods who m. Eliza- 
beth ^lorse, was a justice of the peace, a leader, and one oi his 
Majesty's magistrates, lie lived near the s(iuare. l)ut his son Alphens 
Woods' residence "was lu^ar Chi}iman's Corner." Alpheus was one 
of the Committee on Correspondence wlio attempted to arrest the 
British spies at the house of Barnes the Tor\-. Col. Woods' brother. 
Dea. James Woods l2nd. who m. Dorothy Barnes, and then Hepzebiah 
Eager was a deacon 'M) yrs.. a selectman, assessor, town elerk and 
represented the town in (leneral Court one year. lie resided also 
near the s([uare. His son Captain Closes AVoods who m. Lydia 
Williams was also a rejiresentative man, in the convention for framing- 
the Constitution in 1780, town clerk, town treasurer, etc. He was 
the grandfather of George Vj. and Erastus S. Woods. [Air. Winslow 
Warren antl George Woods were for some years together in the 
market busiiu'ss, until the Curtis Bros, bought them out,] and he 
Slso resided on this spot which might rightly have been named Wood-; 
Square. Hei-e on the l)order was the Broprietor's House. Near the 
beginning of tlie 18th Century there were town meetings sometimes 
lu'ld in the building near Enoch Corc^v 's store (where the Fairlninks" 
storc^ now stands.) 

In 1757 two large companies were organized in Ararll)orough 
with the addition of the alarm men. In the rolls of the company 
under Col. Al)i'aham Williams we find the names of Benjamin Woods 
and his son Alphens, also ]Moses, son of James Woods. Alphens 
Woods lived and died in a house on the place whei'e m)w stands the 
house of E. J. Childs. An old Journal in Alpheus' writing tells of 
the march of o2 men. officers included, under the command of Capt. 
Wm. Morse in Alarlboi'o. Alpheus Woods was one of the Company 
who nuirched to the relief of the Army on the Upper Hudson menaced 
by Burgoyne in the fall of 1777. From this Journal it seems that 
1he Marlboro Company formed a part of the escort to the Burgoyne 
prisoners on their march l^ostonwards. and that the captured Hessians 
and Burgoyne also were nuirched down through the town. Alpheus 
Woods writes: "Nov. 5. Wednesday. The British lodged in ^Marl- 
boro last night and marched out about 9 o'clock and Gen'l Burgoyne 
went by my house this morning. The Hessians arrived about noon 
aiul tarrried all day and night." 

He mentions Cai)t. Barnes, Lt. ^l. Woods, AT. Williams, etc., 



icS7 



coming over to their tents. On his tomhstone in S})ring llill Burying- 
Gronnd w(^ read: "In memory of Mr. Alphens Woods wlio died 
Oct. 2;"). 17!)4. aged (il. and the e|)ita])h : 



"Farewell. \ain man I I've had enousjh of thee; 
And now l'n\ careless what thou sav'st of me. 
What fault thou'st seen in me. take eare to shun, 
There's work within thNst'lf which should he done: 
Th\' smiles I court not, nor th\- frowns do fear. 
M\' cares are past. m\ head lies huried here." 




THE CAPT. AARCJX STE^■ENS HOMESTEAD. 



Jnst beyond Chipman Cemetery we come to the above Homestead. 
Richard Stevens the grandson of Col. Thomas of Devonshire. England, 
came to America and settled in Ipswich Avhere he bnried his wife 
and one daughter and then returned to England, leaving his son 
Samuel wlio married in 1710, Thankful Stowe of ^Marlboro, where 
they both united with Rev. ^Nfr. Breck's church of which he was 
subsequently elected one of the deacons. He was a prominent 
citizen of ]\Iarll)oro and built the first Homestead on the above site. 



i8S 

Ilis son Saiiiiicl \vln» iiuirricd J.iicy l^ariics lived on the okl place as 
did his sou Francis who iiiaried Elizabeth Brigham. daughter of 
Asa Brigham. (Captain Aaron Stevens was the son of this last couple, 
and in ^>^'V2 he l)nilt the above house in whieh many of tlie oi-igiual 
limbers were used and a pari of the old structure was built in with 
the new. so thai while one is admiring this tine old residence, he is in 
pai't looking upon one of the earliest buildings dating back hundreds 
of years. ('a|»1. Aaron Stevens had married ^lary Gates, daughter 
of ('ai)l. William Gates, and be<-ame a i)rominent and nuich respected 
citi/en. Here liis son Lyman lived for many years followed by his 
sons Lyman and George, onr efficient first assistant Postmaster, the 
lattei" of whom iiiai-ried Miss Arabella Trait, daughter of S. B. Pratt 
of the .Marlboi'o .Mirror. Their son .Morton L. makes the seventh 
generation to livt^ successively in this Homestead which has never 
been in anywa>- transferred or had )n()rtgage i)laced upon it. In the 
days of ('ai)t. Aaron Stevens. Dea. Eli Rice, Capt. Abram Howe. 
Edward AVilkins and others, nu'u earnestly sought the best interests 
of the toAvn. If a new ])ublie l)uilding or road was called f(U'. a 
connnittee was chosen to see if it were needed, and report to the 
town. If the road was granted another committee was chosen to see 
to the building of it. serving without |»ay. At one time committee 
was chosen to se(- how much money was needed for the use of the 
town and they rei)orted $8,000 to $4,000. Capt. Stevens said they 
should consider well Itefore raising so nnu-h money, for it was 
easier to raise the hand than to raise the taxes. The present heavy 
tax ])ayei's in the city of IMarlboi'o look l)ack with great respect in 
memory of this level headed and good adviser of ye olden times. 

^Irs. Lyman G. Stevens is still living at the age of !)1 on the old 
Homestead. She was the daughter of Theopilus and Lois (Brigham) 
Xourse, was born in Berlin, and was the granddaughter of Dr. Daniel 
Brigham, a surgeon in the Avar of the Revolution. Her early life was 
])assed in Xorthboro. Avhei-e she attended the then famous Valentine 
school. She marri(Hl Ijyman G. Stevens, ]\Liy 8, 1844. He was for 
many >-ears in luisiness in Westboro and Newton, removing from 
the lattei- ]»lace to ^Farlboro in 1862. to care for his father. Capt. 
Aai'on Stevens, who connnanded a company from .Mai'lboro in the 
war of 1812. 



189 




ii()Mi:s'n:Ai) of coodm.w iiowk. 



(')ii this |)];mt;iliitii lived the tirst white iiihtiljittiiit of ^larlhoro. 
John Howe of Sudhiii-N \v;is one of the ])etitioners in Ml'u for the 
new gi'Miit. and was the son of -lohn Howe supposed to lie the -lohn 
Howe Ksii- who came fi-oni Warwiidxsliire. Enj^land. and who was a 
descendant of -John Howe, the son of John of Hodinhull and connected 
with the fainil\- of Sir Charles HoAve of Lancastcn- in the reign of 
Charles first, dohn Howe with his wife ?\lar\' resided tirst in Water- 
town and afterwards in Sudbury where he was in ^CV^9. He was 
adnntted freeman in KUd and he and his wife l)otli died in .Marlboro 
KiST. John came to Marllioro al)ont l(i57 and on the above spot of 
land not far from the Aaron Stevens Homestead a little to the east 
of the Imlian Planting Field, he built him a eahin which has been 
enlargt^d or rcdmilt and occui)ie(l liy his descendants for m;iny genera- 
tions. His i)roximity to the Indian Plantation brought him in direct 
contact with the natives, but by his kiiulness he gained the contidence 
and good will of his savagi^ neighbors Avho accoi-dingly not only 
respected his rights l)ut in many eases nnidc^ him Judge in cases of 
ditficulties among themselves. Oiu' day two Indians got into a 
dispute when a pumpkin vine sprang on the land of one Indian and 
tin' fruit ripened upon the premises of the other. Each claimed the 
l)ropei't\- l)ut decided to go to John as Umpire. "Pale face Chief 



190 

him tell wlicrc sun fruit ^o : whit(' fju-e chief, him know a heap, him 
tell." (^)uickly .John calls for a knife and severino- the fruit ^i'ives 
half to each. "Pale face Chief him big man; Chief, him know, him 
tell: him very bi<>' Chief." And Jolm went up a notch still hiiihcr 
in the good opinion of his red faced neighbors. Xoi' was a sense 
of his justice and impartialit\' conti(h'd in by Indians alone. Whtni 
in 1662 Thos. Danforth Ks([. made a demand ujion the colony for a 
further compensati(Mi for his services the Court ordered that he 
'"shall have granted him so nnich land as Goodnum Rice and Goodman 
Howe of Marlboi'o shall judge to be worth ten jiounds ; and they 
ar<^ empowered to bound the same to him." Goodman Howe seems 
to have inhei'ited some of that fin*^ ti'ait of character of tln^ ancestral 
scliolar and chaplain of ('romwell. who one day Avhen the ebxpu'iit 
preacher was soliciting aid or |)atronage for some ])erson whom he 
thought deserving, turned sharply and (pieeried "John Howe you 
are always asking something for some pool- fellow. wh\- do you uevin* 
ask anything foi- xourself .'" John Howe at Sudbui'y was Selectman 
and appointed "to see to the i-estraining of youth on the Lord's 
Hay." As time went on he opened the first public house in Marl- 
boro, and if that be ti'uc. then this Honu'stead was an Inn or Tavern 
and al)out 167(1 we lind his petition for a renewal of his license and 
he s]ieaks as tho he had lieen in the business for some tinu\ At the 
time he was licensed ""to keep a house of entertainment" tlKU-e were 
bud two houses between his ta^"el•u and AVoi-cestei'. At this. Ordinary, 
his grandson. David Howe, who afterwards i-i 1700 built and kept 
the Red Horse Tavei'u at Su<lbui'\- to distinguish it from the .>rarlboro 
"Hlack TTorsi' Inn." may have been favorably struck with the 
occu|)ation of an Tniiholdei' which in earl\' da>'s was considered (piitc 
a distinguisluHl occu])ation. the landbu-d being the great man of the 
town and Esquii'e. Selectman and loc;il Magistrrdi'. Evei-ythiug was 
jxisted at the tavern which became the g(Mieral ]'lace for news, and 
distances Avere com])uted from tavern to tavern. 

The descendants (»f John How<' wei'e luimerous. In his Avill 
pi'oved in l(i8!) he gave Thomas "the horse he troops on" and he 
mentions among the others John Howe Jr. a son of his son John Avho 
was married to Kli/abeth Ward and kilb^l by the Indians in the east 
]iart of ^lai'lboi'o. near Sudbury and as the Probate Periird says "his 
housings were bui'ued by the Indians." They say the latter kept a 
tavern on the Munroe Wilson plaee ;ind that he was killed and his 
buildinys burned the da\' beftu'e Capt. AVards-worth was killed at 



191 




|()ii\ iiowK .wn Tin-: ixdi.ws. 



Siidhiii'v. ilis (l;iui;iitcr Kli/.;ilicl li or M;iry cainr near sluiriiig her 
fath(n''s fate, t'oi- in l(il)2 she was in Lancastci' at tlio house of Peter 
•Toslin will) mari'ied lici- sister, whcMi the IndiaDs atta<-l\e(l tlic liouse, 
murderiMl the lamily and earried her into captivity. 

For several years the name TIoav, as formerly Avritten. has 
been the prevailing name in numbers in this town. In 1762 there 
has been the prevailing name in numl)ers in this town. In 1762 there 
were 18 persons by the name of IToAve taxed in the southern i)art of 



1 9^ 

.M;irll)(iro. In 177(1 twciily Howes were taxed. In 17!>S ttiii-ty-i>ne 
Howes were taxed. In ISlili there were 28 of the name on tlie list of 
voters and in 1S4() the Ilowe voters were 42. Over one hundred 
years at^o Mai'lhoro was said to he the hive of the IIoAves and more 
than one hundred atul fifty families by that name had then resided 
here. 




l'.\IR\ li;\\ lARM. 



A ver\- appropriate name is this for the above house, oin^ of 
tlu' most beautifully located in Marlborough. It was in l(i(i(t when 
Abraham Howe who was settled in Watertown nu)ved to .Marlborough 
where h(^ established the Howe Tavern. He m. Hannah Ward, dan. 
of Wm. and they had eleven childi'en among whom was Abraham Jr. 
who m. K;!).'). .Mary Howe, and who with Col. Thos. Howe, the Miles 
8tandish of .Mai-lboi-ough at that time wluMi the Indians bui'ued (mr 
^Meeting house and so nnu-h i)r()iiei-ty, march(Hl in 1704 to the 
Laneaster Relief where Abraham was killed with Benj. Hutehins at 
the time of that engagenuuit. His brother Joseph Howe, who married 
in UiSS Dorothy .Martin, became a large laud holder in ^larlboro 
and othei- places, and owned the grist mill in Feltonville before 1700, 
])i'()babl>' the tirst mill erected there. 



193 

AiiKiii^- tlieir (■hildrcn was -Joseph L'nd who married Zeruialr 
Howe, daughter of Cai)t. Daniel and Klizaheth (Kerley) Howe, and 
at her (h-ath married Ruth l^righam. daughter of Jonathan and Mary 
Brigham. It was Jose[)h '2nd who Ituilt the ahove house in 1700 
whieh somewhere near 182.") was enlarged and again remodeled in 
1895. A skin i)arelum_Mit deed signed by Great James and John 
Woomseon. Indian Chiefs, is the only reeorded deed of the home 
l»laee. 

Among Joseph's children was Thaddeus who married Levinah 
Brigham. daughter of Joseph and Comfort [Bigelow] Brigham. [At 
her death he married Prudence Ilolman of Bolton.] Among his 
children was AVm. Ilowe who m. Elizabeth, daughter of John and 
Grace (Xewton) Stowe. Their son Wm. Loring Howe m. Persis 
Sawyer of Berlin. They were the parents of Wm. Nelson Ilowe, a 
])leasant old gentleman Avho smilingly exclaimed to thc^ writer: 
■"They <lidn't put my name down in the book published 50 yrs. ago." 
And then he told stories of the days of the old Indians when his Farm 
no doubt was one of their burial places as his father. Wm. L.. who 
owned a considerable portion of their Planting Field had found 
ipiantities of beads and arrow heads which no doul)t had been buried 
with these dusky natives. 

AYm. Nelson HoAve m. 1850 Abbie D. Witt, dan. of Dwight Witt 
and Al)igail Estabrook Witt. At her death he m. Elizabeth Wilkins 
dan. of Stephen and Relief Whitcoirib AYilkins. and here on this old 
Homestead was his life peacefully lived and ended. His body rests 
in Rock Lawn Cemetery where his parents were buried. His son, our 
respected townsnum Elmer D. Howe, succeeded to the estate and 
still resides here with his wife Leonora ]M. [Bemis] and their three 
children. Wm. Llewellyn [m, Esther AI. AValker.] Leroy Martin,. 
Elizabeth Lavinia. 



194 



CHAPTER XI. 




'rilADDElS HOWE HOMESTEAD. 



On the ])i'()\v of the hill (i\t'i' looking l<)\('ly Fort .Mcjidow stjinds 
the ;il)oV(' home. Mniiy ycai's jiii'o •loiiali Howe ;iii(l his wife lived 
here oeciipyiiiii- tlic enstern ])<ii-t of the house while his son ('a])t. 
Thaddeus, then a young uuin and just married, lived in the other 
part and cai-ricd on the farm on shares with his father. Here lived 
]\rrs. JerusliN- Howe widow of -Joel with her children on this farm 
endiraeinti' all the land hetween the two roads. Her hrother-in-law 
Edward Rice took eharg'c of the farm. These two, Mrs. Howe and 
Mrs. Kiee. were half sisters to the wife of C'ai)t. Stevens, their 
7ieighhor over the way. Edward Rice had a remarkahle memory 
and could refer to every circumstance as tho' written in a journal. 



195 




THE SIMKOX L'r\MX(,llAN[ IIOL'SK. 

SiiiU'on Cuiiiiiiv^hani. Jr.. married M:ir\' >Sanl)(>rn and l)uilt and li\ cd 
ill the al>()\e house. 1 1 is father. !~^ime()ii. \\"h<) married Miriam Hriiiliam, 
dau;_;hter of Noah and Miriam ^Vllen. h\ed oxer in tlie Millham district. 
It was in ISliO that Mrs. Miriam (Hed. a;j,"ed .S7 \ears. I ler ^randaii^hter, 
named Miriam for her. (Hed the same da\ and hoiu". "(irandma's 
cominji^, too," were her hist words. Mrs. Cunningham was one of the 
oldest inhabitants of Ahndborovi^^h. ller husliand died three \ears liefore, 
agetl '.)() \ears. 

Simeon anil Miriam's children were Eli, Martha. Le\i, Miriam, 
Xancv, William, [onathan, and Simeon, jr.. who was a larj^e man and 
noted for his ^-reat strength of muscle. A stor\- is told of him in con- 
nection with Daniel Parker, the millionaire on Beacon street, Boston, 
who had his man\- shi]:)s at sea. The hitter's nati\e place was in South- 
borough, and he used to come up to ^Jarlborough to clerk in the old Ben 
Rice store on Mechanic street, kept later bv Nathaniel Ilap^ood, then liy 
Anior\ Howe and ^hirk Va\. At this time Barker was courting Marv 
^Veeks down at the old I)ea. Weeks Homestead. One day he said lie 
w ishetl he hatl a horse, for it was a good long walk and a ride woidtl be 
more than acceptable ; Simeon L'lmningham stood near, and said : ''Parkj 



196 

let mc carry vou." '" I'd <jivc vou a dollar if you coidd. Inu you have no 
horse." *'Mv hack shall he vour horse." ''Ciixeyou another if you can 
do it " and the\- started amid the laughs of all who I'an to see. vSimeon 
pro\-ed a \eritahle Hercules, and Parker tindin^ that he would 
indeed carr\ him ri-lu to Mary'^ door paid him the money and let him 
return. This was Daniel's first lesson in trade and was the foundation of 
his future husincss career. .Simeon was a mavon liy trade and had often 
said he hoped ne\er to li\e hju^er than the time when unahle to work. 
Ilis wish was j^ranted liim for one day while at work they foimd that 
with trowel in hand he had \\ hispered ^rood l^ye, 

.Vmonj4 vSimeon Jr.. and Mary Sanhorn's ci_i;ht children was Hmma 
L., who married the late Win. 1). Rice, who was liorn in that part of 
Marhorough calletl Felton\ille. now Hudson, in islO, Ilr was the son 
of Ohed Rice, and heo-an at an early a_<;e to hind shoes under his father's 
direction, and from humhle hench worker hecame one of the world's 
ofreate-t shoe manufacturers. 



The late WiUtur V . l)ri;4ham in w ritin!^ a series of new spaper letters 
said of him : 

•• W'lien Win. 15. Rice walked into Felton\ ille w ith his hride of a 
few hours, lea\ in^' on the Xorthl)orou;j;h road a carriage with conij^ested 
wheels, he did not imitate the ajiostle. and li\e in " Mine own hired 
house." It was more congenial to his domestic tastes to li\e in his own 
home, and pay trihute to no one. lie huih a lK)use on Church street at 
an expense of onU' S1.2.')<). He was ohlioed to morti^age the house. 

"Soon after, he was taken sick with typhoid fe\er. .\fter his 
recovery he continued in the employ of F. I^righam & Co. until l.SC)l. 
The monotonv of life in a treadmill i^'aNc no response to the amhition of 
the \tiuivj,' shoemaker. His en\ironment at the time showed a wolf in 
e\erv doorwa\ for him. He resohed to do a small l»usiness on his own 
accoimt. althouL;h e\ er\ shinLi,"le was nu)rt<4a;4ed that co\ ered his home. 

'• Mr. Rice was not afraid to work. lie had no use for clerks and 
filled all departments of serxice from jM'oprietor to othce hoy himself. 
Most of his capital in trade was his hraw n and muscle. In a suit of hlue 
jean drilling, w ith a paper hat on his head, his face Idackened w ith the 
dust from swiftiv re\ol\ing saws, he worked from sun to sun. He was 
an adept at painting and \arnishing goods. man\- of the patterns and 
designs originating with him. 

" During his Inisy \ears the ci\il war was waging with increasing 
fiu-\'. vStirred h\ a lo\ e of countr\ , he resohed to lea\e home, husiness 
an<.l kindred and respond to President Lincoln's call for volunteers. He 



197 

went to tlic frniit ;is I >t lieutenant ot" Co. I. under Capt. I)a\i<t Ui-own. 
Ilis soldier life sho\\e<l him to l>e a skillful tactician, fearless. ])rompt and 
eflicient in the discharge of e\ery tluty. 

•• After the disbanding- of the re^inient. Mr. Rice entered acti\elv 
into the Inisiness he relinquished when he went to war." 

He became a travellinii; salesman for \'arious shoe factories. In 
iSCiC) lie formed the boot and shoe firm of Rice »S: Ilutchins, which in 
time ile\ eloped into one of the largest concerns in JJoston. In l.S'.li 
Mr. Rice was appointed by Governor Greenhalge a member of the first 
Metropolitan District Commission of Greater Boston. lie was the first 
president of the Boston Associated Board of Trade. In politics Mr. Rice 
was a Democrat, and had written and spoken often in favor of a low- 
tariff, especiallv on hides and leather. 

.Vlthough he had been often requested b\- his fellow-citizens to be 
a canditlate for public office, ]Mr. Rice consented onlv once, when he 
becan-ie the Den-iocratic candidate for the Executi\-e Council in an o\ er- 
wheln-iinglv Reptddican district. He was tlefeated bv 100 \-otes bv the 
late Da\-id Hall Rice, but as the latter died before his term of office 
expired Go\ ernor Russell appointed Air. Rice to fill the \acancv in 1892. 

Mr. Rice for years had been vice president of the Continental 
National Bank of Boston, a director of the Boston Safe Deposit and 
Trust Compan\-, and a trustee of the Franklin Sa\ ings Bank. He was 
president and director also of the ^Vtlas Shoe Compan\ , Chesa}:)eake vShoe 
Conipanv, Continent vShoe Compan\-, Manhattan Shoe Compan\ , Ohio 
\"allev vShoe Compan\- and W'inthrop vShore Land Com])an\- : director in 
the Commonwealth Trust C'ompan\ ; \ ice president of the Xew- I-2ngland 
Shoe antl Leather Association, director in the Richardson Shoe Machincrv 
Companv, the ^st. Louis Shoe Con-ipan\-, and the I'nixersal Winding 
Companv. and trustee of the vSummer vStreet b^xtension Trust. He also 
was a member of the ^Vlgonquin. I'nion. Trade and Merchants Clubs, and 
had been \ice presitleiit of the Boot and Shoe Club. 

Mr. Rice had n-iade his home in (^uinc\ for manv \-ears. He will 
al\va\s be rememl)ered for his n-iimiiicent gift of the (^uinc\- Citv Hospital, 
which he ga\ e in bS'.Kl on the Hftieth anni\ersarv of his l)irth. 

At tin-ie of his death in IDIIH, he left generous bequests to many 
iiKli\iduals and ]:)ul)lic establishn-ients. W'm. B. Rice's death was a great 
loss to the comn-iunit\ at large. He left widow, daughter — Mrs. Homer 
Bigelow, — two sons, sister anil grandchildren. 



198 




CAPT. JAS(JX OR DKACOX RLFL'S HOWE IIOMKSTEAI). 

Down upon the Boston Road \\ c coniL' to a lane at the left of 
the nol>le old house abo\e. Here li\etlin earlier times L'apt. Jason 
Howe, son of Jonah Howe, whose house is last on the left at the sunmiit 
of the hill before deseendini;- towartls Fort Meatlow. In his earl\ man- 
hood, Rufus Howe left his jiaternal home, heln^' emplo\ed for many 
years as superintendent of Mt. Aulnirn cemeter\-. Boston. Returning to 
Marlborough he ]:)urchased this farm and grafted new orchards, rebuilt 
and repaired the old buiklin^s, saving, •• I intend haxini;- one of the hand- 
somest places in Marlborouj^h, " and he succeeded. Deacon Rufus Howe 
niarrietl Sophia Tavntor and after her death married l^xeline Walker. 
Children, Annie vS., Albert R.. b.lla E., and Florence A. 



Hundreds of descendants of the onl\- one of the second i^eneration ot 
Brii^hams, whose <;ra\ e is marked where he lies buried in the old ceme- 
tery in the rear of our High school buildin<^. will be interested in the 
followin;^ picture of the ohl homestead on the Boston Road. Here li\ed the 
son of Capt. vSamuel Bri<gham and Elizabeth Howe, dauyhter of .\bra- 
ham and Hannah (\\'ard) Howe and grandson of Thomas and Mercy 
(Hurd) Brit^ham. Lieut. Jedediah Bri<i;ham married Bethiah, dauLihter 



199 




MAJOR JKDKDIAll r.RK.lLVM IIOMHS'l'i: AD. 

•• I low tlcar to ni\' heart arc the scenes of in\ ehi klhomi. 

When tond recollection presents them to \ lew : 
The ori'harcl. the meatlow. the dec]') tanifleti wild wood. 

And c\ 'r\ lo\eti sjiot that iii\' infancx' knew." 



of Josepli and Dorothy (Martin) Howe, and at his death he- Icl t the al)o\ e 
homestead to his \otiny;est son Winslow who married IChzalieth Ilarrin^'- 
ton. Winslow was a (Hstinn'iiished citi/en and died as he had H\ed on 
the oUl phice which passed on to liis son. Nhijor Iede(h'ah. \\ ho married 
Lvdia, daughter of WilHam and Lvcha (Nh)rse) l>o\(h Major }edediah 
IJriiii^ham was a well known factor in Ahndhoroii^h in time ]xist and was 
much interested in militar\- affairs. In town he was treasurer, assessor, 
selectman, and held other important othces. Ten children were horn to 
him and his s^'ood wife in this old homestead w hich until a few \ears a!4"o 
was a landmark of Marlhoroii^h. 

Here were horn Betsev, who married vSamiiel Warren, and later he 
married Rehecca ^h)rse : Lvdia married Lvman Morse: F^iicx- married 
Timothy Patch; Hannah married (ieori^e Peters; Ashle\ married 
Mary, daughter of p]phraim Pig-elow : Joel married Lydia, dauj^hter 
of Capt. Joh Dickinson of XorthHeld ; AVilliam Pitt married La\inia, 
dau*ifhter of Dr. John Baker; Au<;"usta married Jolin W. Ste\ens. 

Betsey Brigham. horn in W'esthoroujgh, of li\el\' disposition and 



2 00 



<r<)()(l coinpanv. once said: " Ynw can't throw a stoiic in the lioroiio-hs 
but \()ii'll hit a Fav or a rn-i^haiii. '" I Icr nt-phcw was atVhctcd at one- 
time witli a coni])()nn(l tractiu-e of the- arm. The- doctor after an exami- 
nation stated that there was proud Hesh in the arm. Aunt (iodfrev 
quickh' remarked. •• \\>u ne\ er saw a I?rii:,ham w ho ch(hi't ha\e ' ]:)roiid 
flesh. ' " 

'Pile ohl house was mo\ed awa\ to .School street after tlie <;rand oUl 
trees had heen totalh (k'stroyed in a terrific storm, hut those whose 
ancestors were horn liere and who liecame respected and noted citizens 
will e\ er treasure in memor\ the old l>rii;lusm homestead. 




MOONLKillT ()\I-:i^ TUl-: WILLIAM STOWK IIOISIC. 

William Slowe, who married in IT'.Mi Phehe .Nh^rse. Inn'lt this house 
and here Truman vSiowe was horn and li\ed se\eral \ears after his 
marria<;e to Hannah Manson. Later on he mo\ed .South and died in 
Jacksoiiport, Arkansas, in L's.")?. After lie left. Mi\ fames Draper, who 



I 



201 



inarriL'tl a dau^iitcT ot William Draper, Es([., of MarlliDrou^li. li\c(l here 
in l.s;;2. The widow of William Rice then purchased the place, hut 
.sold it in is;'),') to jud^e Israel K. h^ames and to William F. HarnarcUthe 
same \ear the latter married L\-dia W. Howe, daughter of Capt. John.) 
Israel Eames had married William Barnard's sister, h^lizaheth, and the 
two families were ea>ilv accommodated in the lar^e old mansion. W il- 
liam I)ariiai-d was liorn in the followin;j,' picturesque old house, owned 
and latel\- occupied In' Mr. John Parmenter. Educated in the district 
school and old (iates Acadenu', Mr. Harnard hiter tauj^ht district scliool 
on the I'arms, \\'arren and Xortii district for tweKe }ears. Tirin'.;' of 
school teaching-, he (h'rected his energies to farminL:,-. improNini;- the Ilol- 
den place and tilling- the adjoinint;- '.Ml acres of lantl. Althouj^h Mr. 
Barnartl had ne\ er show n inclination to hold public otlice, he was honored 
w ith the confidence of his fellow citizens, ser\ in^; as assessor, o\ erseer of 
the ]ioor and memlier of the scliool boai^d. I le was one of the Hrst stock- 
holders of the EitchhurL;- road, and deemed the construction of this and 
the South road the greatest e\ents in the historv of Marlborough. lie 
had united with the I'nion church in l.s,"»2 and had e\er li\ed a frugal 
anil temperate life which entled 1 '.<<);; in this world, in his '.) 1th \ear. 




BIRTHPLACE OF WILLIAM F. BARNARD. 



One da\- w hile showing him the preceding sketch he exclaimed : "^Mi 
I am particularlv interested in this old house, for here it was that I was 



202 



born." "'Who built it ? " \\c imiuircd. •• Artcinus Howi'. \vc believe " 
was the answer. "Ms ancestor. Robert Uatnarcl. bon'^lii in 172.") ot" 
lereniiali IJarstow . larj^e land holder in Marlboi-oui:;"li. a larj^e tract of 
land in a dozen diliereiit lots containing;' about ;>•">'> acres. These adjoin- 
in^" tracts included the whole ol' the \ illai;e of l-\'llon\ die (Hudson) on 
both sides of the riser, and coni])riscil the mill jirixile^e and the mill 
thereon, etc. etc. The mill erected before ITlMI b\' Joseph How. Uar- 
stow's father-in-law, was tluai in full operation and Mr. Uarstow was 
designated as • the miller. " 

Roliert Harnard ;4a\e (ino pounds for this pro]:)ert\' and set up as 
miller and opened public house. There was at the time but one dwelling' 
house u]:)on the ])remiscs. but as time went on a little settlement ii;'rew- 
which was designated the " Mills." Robert's son Joel, ^grandfather of 
William Barnard, married Luc\ vSie\ ens and the\ lixed on the site ot the 
Col. Woods residence, on tlie spot where the hrst house in the \illasi,"e 
(Hudson) wasprobabK erected and it was here where Robert and his 
son [oel resided and kept public house. The abo\e house was purchased 
by Air. Parmenler who liuilt his more modern house located nearly 
opposite. John 1". Parmenter m. I.uc\ Temple: ch. Henrietta F. m. 
Charles Cimnin^ham : [ulia L. m. ( ieor^e Coole\ : Lewis L. m. Ida 
Rei'd: Herbert (i. ni. Maliel I'armenter: Henr\ W. m. An;j;ie Macomber. 




DAXIHI. WILLIAMS 1 1( )Mi;sli; \1). 



Just Iiefoi-L- the Warren School house still stands the house hnilt hv 
Daniel Williams who married Mary Stowe daughter of lohn and (irace 
Newton Stowe. Daniel died in 1 SIO leaxin^- his widow and toui- children, 
Clarissa, John. Caroline and Mar\ in jDossession of the aho\e place. 
Here they all li\ed together until Clarissa married Otis Morse and mo\ed 
to the home on Mechanic street. jVfter Mrs. Williams death. Thaxter 
Hunt. Wm. vStctson, Dana Stowe, and I'"]ihraim Da\ is li\ed from time to 
time in the William's homesteatl, and to the litlle old Warren v^chool 
house near In" did the\ all send their children. 




PEACE PETERS OR ELIJAH DICKINSON I HOMESTEAD. 



()n the corner at the junction of the Boston and Concord road stands 
the lari^e stjuare house of Hannah, the widow of Peace Peters, who !i\ed 
here with her four children. She irsed to keep milliner's shop in the 
northeast corner, and her mother kept store in the next room where the 
boys and i^irls houj^ht peppermints until the pennies i;-a\ e out. ^Vt Peace 
Peters' death Hannah married Stephen Howe In whom she had one son, 
Stephen Martin, who was as the records sa\', '' awfully drow tided " on 
(iates Pond one fourth of Julv. l>oth husbands of Mrs. Hmve were 
blacksmiths and worked in a shop opposite (jn a corner of the Warren 
I'arm. The late Elijah Dickinson before he moved to Fitchburg- li\ed 
in this house for ten or mcjre years and turned the blacksmith shop 



2 04 

<)])|)i)>ilL' in () a shoe shop which wa-- later dcsiroN cd l>y tire. In the ah()\e 
house wei-ehorn his ehiUh-eii, Nhiry who married 1 lenr\ AlHsoii. PresideiU 
of Fitehhurii; vSafelv Fund National Ikink until he retired from Inisiness ; 
(children. Fannie. Editli, Ethel. Ruth) Anna, who married Frederick F. 
Woodward and died in 1.SS7. (ehild. Stella) an<l his only son. Chas. 
P. Dickinson, a oiaduate of Vale, who entered into partnership with his 
father and married Susie Cushin;^-. (Unu^'hter of Joseph CushiuL;,. We 
l)elie\e all three attended the Warren school <>\ Marlhorou-h. hdijah 
Dickinson was an activeand prominent citi/en. public spirited, i^ro^ressixe 
and a safebusiness mana<2,-er. Ilis lo\ e for his nati\e town. Xorthfield. was 
]:)racticallv manifested by the j^ift of a costly and admirably planned 
pul'lic librar\- Iniildino- which will stand a memorial of his wise philan- 
thro]iv. Ilis first marria^^e was to Nhiria A. Beldin"^ of \'ernon. \'t,. 
and at her death he married k^rmina .Spauldin^■ of Jattrey. N. II. 




THE SAMUEL WARREX HOMESTEAD (NOW LVl'Y EARNE) 



Fassini; down the road to the riuht just before reachiivj,' the little old- 



20- 



tiiiu- Warren school lioii-L. w c come to the lioiisc on the left, which, with 
the exception of some late additions, looks \ fr\- much the same now as it 
did when Capt. Samuel W'ai-ren resided there, except the number cjf 
barns and outl)uildinL:,-s ha\ e diminished, and other con\-enient buildino-s 
ha\e taken the place of those which stood there one hundred \-ears a'j,-(). 
This place had been the home of the Warren family of >hirll>orou^-h 
for se\eral ox'nerations. 

Ca])t. Samuel Warren was not only a respectetl citi/en. a kind 
neij^libor. a solicitous ]:)arent presiding- with di^'nitx o\ er an interestintr 
family. Init he was nlso a gentleman. In his personal appearance he was 
tall and commanding', not corpulent, but a lar^e frame denoting muscular 
strength and power of endurance, w ith a militar\- bearing- that L;a\e the 
youn<; people the impression (that seemed to be continued when his 
Itrother, (Jeneral Warren. \ isited the oUl homestead) that he was a 
descentlant of the ;j,reat General who fouj^ht and \\as slain at the battle 
of Bunker Hill. The Captain was methodical in his business antl jiunc- 
tilioiis in his d(jmestic life. lie was a sprout from the old Pili^rim stock 
and religious de\otion was obser\ ed in his famih' as regularly inornin"- 
and exening as the rising and setting of the sun. 'J'he wife and mother 
\yas Rel^ecca Ab)rse Warren w hose slight and lad\- like figure not only 
adorned her own household, but embellished all her surrountlings. 
Xe\er strong, and her health always precarious, she mo\ed about quietly 
and serenely, performing her domestic duties, seeming to accomplish 
more than ordinarily falls to the lot of \yife and mother. In the \ear 
1837 this de\otcd and frail little mother was shrouded in the deejx'st 
mourning, as it fell to her lot to l)e parted from her infant twin children. 
Soon her own summons came and she was carried to the old Spring Hill 
church yard. 

Happily for the City of ^larlliorough, Winslo\y Morse Warren still 
remains with us, a generous hearted citizen \yhose gifts are frequent and 
unostentatiously besto\yed. Among them ma\- be mentioned the hand- 
some clock on our City Hall and the check of a thousand dollars to the 
Public Library. Mr. Warren was son of Samuel and Reliecca (Morse) 
Warren. [His father's first wife was Betsy Brigham.] He was born 
August .".0. 1.S2.S. on the (dd Warren homestead \yhere Ids father, grand- 
father and great grandfather had li\ed and toiled before him. .\fter 
assisting his father for a time on the farm. Winslo\y formed a partnership 
in the meat and pro\ ision business with George E. Woods, which con- 
tinued until 1.SG4: when he entered the firm of Dart & Co. in the express 
business between Boston and Marlborough. Of this he became eyentually 



2o6 



proprietor and in coiiiicctioii did an insurance' l)usiiK'ss, and also scttk-d 
inan\ estates. lie was tor se\eral years treasurer ol the town of Marl- 
l>oroin;li. trustee in the Marlborough vSa\in<2;s Bank and a meuiher of the 
committee on inxestments. lie was one of the original subscribers to the 
stock of the People's National Bank and on the first board of directors. 
JuU 2. Is7'.i. Mr. \\'arreii marrietl in London. I'^ngland. .Sarah Wilson, 
tlaughter of William and Martha (Phelps) Wilson. Both Mr, and Mrs. 
Warren are' liiuhK' esteemed b\ all in Marlboronu'li. 




TlIK WllllMORK OR Tl 1K( )1)( )RI': TKMIM.K 1 1( )MI-:STK.\1). 



I lere li\ ed in earl\- times fosejih Williams and hi^ two maiden sisters. 
The\ tell Us that during the Re\ i)lutionar\- war a wounded soldier sick 
imto death was left here in care of Mr. Williams, who ga\e him e\er\- 
care, and at hi- death buried him in his own door \"ard. I iifortunateK' 
the mirk of this gra\e was lost man\- \ears ago but the fact is here, 
handed (low 11 b\ a centenarian Irom Beidin and descendant of the Williams, 
About l'S;n Le\ i Whitmore who had jiurchased the [oab Stowe or 
Hitchcock farm and im]iro\ed it. inti^oducing the fruit for which the ])lace 
is famous; sold out to Benj. Clark, purchased the abo\e homestead and 
mo\ed here. Le\ i Whitmore was not onl\- a good farmer but a good 
school teacher, teaching se\eral winter terms in District No, 1, in the old 



red school house situated under the sheKiii^' rocks near the Spring' Hill 
meeting liouse. He was a suiail man and altho' Hke Moses of old, slow 
of speech he was a practical tliinker. a good citizen and father of a nund)er 
of bo\ s and girls who became teachers like their father. hlllen the oldest 
daughter became wife of Warren (ioodale, son of Dea. David (ioodale 
who went to reside w ith his distinguished aunt Mrs. Luc\' (ioodale 
'Jdiurston who de\-oted lier long life to the missionar\ work in the 
Sandwich Islands and whei^e her ne]:)hew also became distinguished for 
his \'aried talents. It was this same Marlborough bo\' who taught the 
first rudiments of knowledge to the king of these islands. In 1.S.S7 
Mr. Theodore d'emple bought this estate. He was born on the farm 
road in the house built bv his father, now^ occupied In Lal>an ,Shute. 
His father Hiram Temjde married l-^mib Howe Temple. Hiram was 
the son of John and \anc\ (W'ilkiirs) Temple and grantlson of Jonathan 
Tem]:)le who owneil the farm now known as the Lawrence Heminwa\" 
]:)lace on the road to vSolnion Weeks House. Mr. Temple's grandfather, 
John Tem]ile. l>uilt the hoirse owned b\- Mrs. I)(i\(l joining, Laban .Shute, 
and owned the land co\ ered In the water of the Metro]>olitan basin. 
Theodore Temple's great, grandfather on his mother's side was h]lijah 
Dadman who at the age of nineteen was an officer in the Re\ olutionarN' 
\\-ar. His great grandfather on his father's side I'^dward W'ilkins of 
Felt()n\ille was also a soldier in the Re\(ilutionar\ way. Theodore 
Temple in isC.'.i married Kffiv (r., who was born at Robin Hill. 
Her father. Wilder vSaw ver was a nati\e of IJerlin, and hei' mother 
Lucinda l>igelow Rice was a grand daughter of (iershom Higelow of 
Roliin Hill. ( )f their four children, the \-oungest is W'inHeld, a well 
known law\ei' of this cit\, who entered Dartmouth College at the age of 
.se\"enteen, graduating with hcjiior. with the degree of A. 15. in I.S'.l?. He 
also graduated from Boston law school with degree L. L. H. cumlaude, 
taking the three years course in two years. He married Luc\- Howe 
Proctor, a teacher and daughter of S. II. and Xellie Ilohoke Proctor. 
They ha\c two sons, W'inHeld and Richard vSaw \ er. 

The first settler of Marlborough, as we haxe stated, was John Howe 
in K).")?, and other early settlers were : Pdmund Rice, William Ward. 
John Woods. .Sr.. John Maynard. Jonathan Johnson. John Ruddocke, 
Christopher Banister, John Barrett, .\braham Howe, Edward Rice, 
Thomas Rice, William Kerb", Richard Ward. Samuel Brigham, Thomas 
Brigham. John Ik'nt. Richard Barnes. Abraham Williams, Thomas 
Goodnow. 



2o8 



AmonLi" the carl \- touiukTs or pioneers of Marll>orou;4h were ihe fol- 
low in,L;- names : Adams, Aleoek. Alexander, Allen, Amsden, Ano;ier, 
Arnold, Axtell. Ikilieock. leaker. IJanister. IJarber. Ixirker, liarnard, 
Barnes, Uarstow , l>artlelt, r>arrett. 15a\ley. Uraman, !5ellows, IJent, 
Bender, Ui-elow , Bond, jjowker, l>oyd. Ureck. Briuham, Urown, Bruce, 
Bush, Church. L'o-swell. Coltin;^. Cranston. Crosliy, Cunnin_L^-ham, 
Curtis, Darlin--, I)a\ is, Dawson, Dexter, Ka;j,er, ILames, ICdwards, Fay, 
l-\dton, Forlnish. I'^)so;ate, Fosket, Foster, Franklin, (iarheld, (Jates, 
(tilths, (iihhon. (ileason. (ioddard, (iold. (joldinij,-, (ioodale, (Joodenow, 
(iott. Core, (ioidd. (jreen, Haider, I la.u;4-itt. Hale, llall, llap^ood, 
Harrington, Hartliorn, Ha\tlen. Hemenway, Hines, Holden, Holland, 
Holyoke, Horn, Hosmer, John Howe. Ahraham Howe, Hudst)n, 
Hunter. Himtin^", Jewell, Johnson. Jones, Joslin, Kerley, Keyes, 
Kidder, Knajx Knights, Lee. Lennard. Lorin;^-. Lyscom, Mann, Manson, 



St; 

T 

\\ 

W 

Wi 



3n, Saw in. Sawyer, Sea\er, Shattuck, Sherman, .Smith, ."^now , Souther, 
itanlev, Ste\ ens, vSte\vart. .Stone, Stcnve, Stratton, Taylor, Tainter, 
\'m]:)le, Idiapin^i', Thomas, 'roml)lin. Tow nsend, Trowbridge, Vockary, 
S'ait. Walcutt. Walker. W'alkup, Ward, Warren. Weeks, Wells, 
Vheeler, Wheelock. Whitcoml), Whitney. Wilder. Wilkins, Williams, 
V'ilson, Winchester, Witherbee, Witt, Wood, Wooils, Wyman. 



'J"he name of Morse claims hi;^h antit[int\ back to the reign of 
l^dward III. Among interesting records we hear of |ohn Morse, l'2sq., 
Alderman of Herford, and Mar\ Morse who manned ()li\er Cromwell, 
great grandson of the Protector. Among the Puritans who first left 
England were .^amuel Morse, husbandman, aged .'>(>, his wife Fli/abeth 
aged 4<S, and loseph Morse aged 20. Samuel settled in Wateitown, the 
metropolis of the colony, and later on Joseph Morse married (irace 
Warren of Watertown. (See Bigelow sketch). In 1 li'.l.') Joseph Morse, 
vSamuel Bigelow. John Bemis and Samuel Ab)rse, husbandmen of 
Watertown, bought of TZphraim limit, who had marrietl Dr. John 
.VIcock's daughter, and was one of the heirs to her father's ;').')() acres of 
land f(jrmerlv granted to Dr. Alcock, bordering on Marll)orough, and 
called "■ The Farm. " 

Dr. Alcock (now ^Vlcott) belonged to the nobilit\- of the coIoun', and 



209 




'I'lIK S'I'KPllEN MORSK KSTA'JK. 



as was then their custom, improved the Farm as a kind of manor. He 
built the splendid house for those days which stood one hundred and fifty 
years on the spot now occupied by the homestead of the late Stephen 
Morse, Es(j., and which escaped the torch of the enem\ during the Indian 
wars. At the time when the traj^ical events were occurrint;- by the 
Indians \yho kept the families of Marlborouj^h constantK in anxiety and 
alarm, a munl)er of f(jrts had been erected in different ]:)arts of the town 
to which the people coidd resort in time of dany;er. and that there mi^-ht 
be no confusion, each family \yas assii^ned its respecti\e "garrison, twenty- 
six of which were appointed by some of the leadinjj^ men of the town. 
John Hitj;elow, John Sherman, Thomas Bi_<^el(jw, Samuel Morse, Samuel 
Hi^elow and Daniel Ilarrini^ton were assij^ned No. 2<> on the Farm or the 
Joseph Morse garrison. (Tliese garrisons were mere pickets enclosing 
the homes, and after the war came to a close, they soon disappeared, 
leaving generalU' no mark of their location.) 

To this place Dr. .Mcock and his famih in formertime had retreated 
until it is >aid that his wife and daughters had so great an attachment 
that the former interfered w ith her husband's will and demanded that her 
daughters should ha\ e their whole j5ortion in the farm. The Doctor 
accordingh-. in KKKi left the farm of 1.0(10 acres to Anna. Sarah and 
Mary. The heirs of the Doctor and of his ^()n John sold their shares to 



2IO 

[oscph and v'^aimicl Morse, and Joseph settled in tlie house huiU hy Dr. 
Alcock. Samuel huilt a little distance \\\ S. W. ami their junior 
lirother Jonathan afterwanls houiiht and settled on a tract adjoininii' the 
farm and huilt at a short distance west of Samuel so that one L;,arrison 
ini^ht protect their three families, Their remo\al transferred the seat of 
the family from Watertown. and from that day to the present the planta- 
tion of Stephen Morse, Esq.. with the adjacent Morse cemetery in ^h^•l- 
horoutj^h. has heen the geographical center of the race of Joseph Aiorse. 
Stephen Morse or '' I'ncle Stephen ^h)rse, " as he was familiarly 
kncnvn, was horn in the preceding old farm licjuse in isiis. Ills 
last puhlic ser\"ice was raising- mone\' to heautifv the old cemeteries, 
vSpring Hill and the Farms, and one at the rear of the High school, 
lie was a genial old gentleman, another grand old man. and used to 
tell uian\' interesting stories in regard to his connection with the 
leading hank institutions of oxer half a centurv ago and his \arious 
experiences as messenger. It is said that his father. Stephen Morse, 
a man of note, who married Rehecca Howe, of Sudhurx', was often 
seen in snow white linen frock, mounted on his tine spirited horse 
that alwa\s carrieil him along easily and gracefulK as if careful and 
])roud of his ritler. ^\ feat of his \yas throwing his hat to the groimd 
from his horse and picking it up without dismounting, and he was 
e\en than an old gentleman who did his o\yn thinking. riie militar\ 
compan\ of mounted men. called at that time the troopers, were quite 
distinguished for their horsemanship, I)ut sat no more naturalh' in 
the saddle than did Stephen Morse whose accomplishment seemed to 
he inherited In his gi-andson. genial W'inslow Warren, who until within a 
few \ears has lixcd up to the famiK lecord. The mother. Rehecca 
Howe, lived man\' \ears alter the father's death, showing the \ igor and 
freshness ot xouth to an exti'aordinar\ degree. vStephen Jr.. or " I iicle 
Stephen" Morse married I'Llizaheth rhom]:)son of Sudhurx' and at her 
death he married Martha Ann Moore, also of .Sudhurx . 'I'he onK child 
li\ingis Mar\ II. ( •• prett\ Mar\ Morse" as the High school ho\ s 
roguishh' Used to call their teacher) who mai'rit'd Dr. William S. Rich- 
ardson (son of Re\ . M. L. Richard-oii of Wohurn. Mass.) Two child- 
ren, vStephen Morse and Martha lluhhanl. 

Among the Morse stories, is that a certain deacon Moise lia\ ing lost 
his first wile some time pi'e\ ious. rode earh one morning to the chosen 
one's door and without dismounting knocked, and inipiired of the father 
for his daughter IJetsex who hurried to the door. The Deacon without 
e\ en sa\ing good uiorniii'^ crie-d : •• Ik'tsev it has keen re\ ealed to me 



2 [ I 



that \()U arc to Ik'Coihc my wife " — "The will of the Lord he done I " 
exclaimed the maiden with corresponding- taste and congeniality of feeling, 
anticipating her reward in the richest husband in New London Co. The 
marriage was a happy one and the l)re\ ity of the ahoxe covn-tship sa\ed 
time to serve their generation. 

It was Levi Morse who went pri\ateering to France earh in the 
Re\olution. At one time when the British authorities summoned the 
inhabitants to take the oath of allegiance, this ardent wliig held up his 
hand and when the words were uttered : •• \'()u solemnlv swear to be true 

to king George" he repeated 'T solemnlv swear to be true to George 

Washington ! " It was time to flee and he escaped the place that night. 

Among the children of Lyman Morse and Lvdia Brigham (daughter 
of jediiliah Brigham ) were Porter, Ocean, married Addison Fa\. L\ man 
married Lt)uisa Blodgett. Bm^leigh married Ann Janette Brigham, second 
Marv A. Wise : Lydia married Moses Garfield, Charles F. married 
Angeline IL Bigelow, ^vLirtha married Lewis F. Ball, Frederic married 
l^milv F. Hayden. Jedidiah marrietl ALirgaret vSawver. 

The death of Burleigh JNlorse took from this vicinitv a man who was 
greatlv missed in many circles, particularh' among the ALisons and Oild 
Fellows. lie was of unique character because of his blunt wavs. and fund 
of originality: a member of the b^xpress Firm of Wheeler tS: Co.. and 
saiil to ha\e been at the time of his death the oldest messenger both in 
\ears of life and of ^er\ ice running into Boston. ( )ne (la\ a resident of 
this cit\ who was \ er\ much the worse foi" wear and tear in and ()Ut of 
Boston ap];)roached Mr. M. in the Boston .Station asking for the loan 
of the price of a ticket home to Marlboi-ough " Xo " was the re])l\ "' 1 
guess not I Marlborough this morning had all of \-our kind it wanted: 
and I don't lieliexe there's an\' room for sou. but I'll let \ou h;i\e some 
mone\' if nou'II go some other way and kee]) a going." Farl\- in life he 
(lro\ e a stage from here to Cordax ille. After the death of his fn-st wife, 
Angenette Brigham he marrietl Mar\- A. Wise. At his death he was 
sur\i\ed hy his widow, four daughters: Nellie: Ibirriett Piper (ch. 
Warren. Burleigh. Maurice. Lawrence): Janet (ira\es: L\(lia : and two 
sons. Walter. ex-Ma\(»rof Marlborough, who married Susie, daughter 
of William and I lann;ih .Stearns Swift ( three children. Catherine. Harold. 
Richard), anil John Wise ( Pa\ in;ister in I'. S. >sa\ \ ) who married Delia, 
daughter of John and 1-]1\ ii'a (Russell) l''r\ e (one child. I'l'ances). 

In the death of cai:)tain Ch;is. V. Morse, tirst Commander of Post [:\. 
(i. A. R.. Court otlicer of Middlesex Co.. Deputv .Sheriff and retired 
newspaper man, Marlborough lost a citizen whose influence thro' his 



2 12 

trenchant pen was felt perhaps more than that of any other man. 
•' Charley " Morse as he was affectionately called by those who knew 
him best, was another unique figure noted far and wide for his wit and 
liungent criticism and l^luntness of speech. A fact well illustrated when 
he went to Lambert Bii^elow vears aj^o for a pc^sition in his o-eneral stcjre. 
and when asked how much he expected to be paid for his services replied 
with characteristic frankness: " I want you to pay me enouj^h so that I 
won't haxe to steal from \()u in order to L!,et a li\in;^." At the outbreak 
of the Ci\ il War he Nolunteered as a member of Co. F. liUh ^hlss. 
Re;j;iment and serxetl as first and second lieutenant. In Au_iJ^ust 1<SC)2 he 
was ap])ointed commissioner of sustenance with the rank of ca]:)tain and 
in the purchase of supplies he traveled extensi\ ely in the south and west. 
At one time he was provost marshal of Ha*;arstf)wn, Md., where a lar>j^e 
bodv of Cnion troops was stationed: and administered the affairs of the 
place so well as to call for commendation from his superif)r ofHcers. 
When he carried the news to President Abraham Lincoln of the defeat 
of (jeneral Pope at the second battle of Hull Run. his witty replies to the 
(piestions of the President concerning; the battle are declared to Inne 
i^reatly amused the questioner, especially when captain Morse, who was 
then a first lieutenant [but he did not know it, as he had been promoted 
from second lieutenant after departinj^ from his rej^iment,] was asked, 
" was Pope lickinti; General Jackson? " To which Morse replied : '' Well, 
we w ere lickinij; him some, but he was lickin<^ us a d-d sight more." Before 
he left the presence of the President the latter had decided to promote 
him to a captaincy, and he did so, the commission being recei\ ed the 
next dav. 

Stories of an interesting character could be told almost indefinitely of 
Charley Morse, who was one of the most companionable and sympathetic 
of men, and at his death came to the surface many stories of his kindness 
to the poor and needv which he carefully kept hid. Whether as a soldier, 
as a business man or an official, captain Morse was always noted for his 
strict attention to dutv. He served Middlesex county as a Deputy vSheriff 
for about 4:0 years, and at the time of his death was court officer of the 
Sviperior Court at Cambridge. 

When editor of the ?sLarlboro Times which he owned for a number 
of \ears. there was no paper in New I-^ngland more fretjuently or widely 
cpioted. He was a distinctive person in any company of which he formed 
a part, because of his pronounced convictions and the original manner in 
which he would give expression to them. There never was a time but 
he was rea(l\ with wise counsel for those who desired it, and he had such 



a onisp upon matters of current interest that his ojjinion was well worth 
considering. Throughout this region •• C"harle\- " Morse was well known 
ami liighly honored, and his passing- left ;, void indeed. lie married 
Angeline H. Bigelow . daughter ot Land^ert and h^mih Dickinson Higelow . 
Idieir children. Faith, a well known singei' living tOr man\- \ears aliroad, 
and ICdith who mai-ried Ralph P. I>arker. Their children. Charles. 
Richard and Hsther. 




THE iia(;p:r iiomkstead. 



Xear the mill on the left ot road going to .'^udhur\' still stands the 
ancient home of William I lager who in his old age was remendiered as a 
large, portlv man, ipnet and reserx etl in his demeanor, owner of the saw 
mills which turned out in those da\s a large lot of huuhei'. He was also 
a good farmer, a staunch \\'ing in his politics and an honest man. In 
earl\- da\ s the old h^\iudngham road went exacth' ])ast the front of this 
house which was shingled in Re\ olutionarv times h\- L"ol. Xixon, and 
which tli dnguished itself a hundred \ears ago Iw adding the dormer 
window s. 

William Ilager, who married Marv" Bemis 11)1."), had ten children 
while in W'atertow n. The se\ enth child. William, married Sarah Henja- 
min and of their eight children, the fourth was h^henezer who married 



214 

Lydia Barnard. Thcv canu' up to Framino-liain in 172') aiul tnc \c'ars 
later rcmoxcd to Marllioruiu^h. This makes it 1 T.'So the date of the 
biiihlint;- of the al)o\ e homestead. Here he H\ed for more than tliirty 
years the hrst pAVt of his Hfe. .\t the ai;e of ('•.") lie went Itack to Fram- 
in<4ham ,\ here both he and his wife died in IT-S."). He was a prominent 
man in the communit\. respected and trusted bv all. I le held position 
of constable for ele\en \ears to 17('>."'). His financial standing- was shown 
in the purchase of a lari^e amount of real estate in ^hn•l])or(n^gh and 
I"ramin<4-ham. and in the iinestment in some of the business enterprises 
of the time. He wa-- illiterate, signing his name with a cross. In 171l> 
he imested in a so-called manufactmnng scheme, launched bv the father 
of Samuel Adams, the Re\ olutionarx j^atriot. and se\eral other gentle- 
men, the a\ owed object being to alle\ iate the distress and ]jo\"ert\' of the 
countr\ . It seems certain that he was the Hrst Hager to own and operate 
the saw mill, and it is ]:)ossible that he built the dam and mill and started 
the business oi sawing lumber in this section of tlu' town. In Temple's 
history of Framingham. it is stated that he became a member of the 
Framingham church in 17.">1. Ebenezer Hager had H\e children, the 
eldest of whom wa'^ ICbenezer Hager. the wheelwright, who married 
Abigail Stow and had a family of nine children. He ilied in 17'.l'S in Iun 
71st year. lea\ing ijuite a little propertw the estate being settled bv his 
brother \\ illiam. tlie second son of Ebenezer Hager, the husbandman. 

This William Hager was born April 21 . 17;>;), and married Sarah 
.Stow, a sister of his brother Ebenezer's wife. She died in iHOi and he 
in January 1<S1 1 in his 7'Sth \ear. He was e\identl\ a man of unusual 
natural abilit\ . well educated for the time and of large hnancial means. 
15y inheritance antl purchase he seems to ha\e acquired most of his 
father's and much :>f his two brothers' j^ropertv, and adding besides from 
time to time, b\- purch;isc from others, a good man\' acres to his alreadv 
extensive holdings. Although in the prime of life, diwing the troubled 
days of the Re\'olution, he did not enter the American army and ser\ e as 
a soldier in the conflict with (jreal Britain. It is on record that he paid 
a fine of S.")() in 177'S for not ser\ing as a soldier in the militia when 
detaclied for eight months' serA ice. The hne was receixed In Captain 
W illiam Morse and was to be used for hiring men to ser\ e as soldiers in 
the Continental army. One says that the reason he did not serve as a 
soldier was due to his belief that he cotdd serve the American cause 
better in some other way. He certainh retained the confidence of his 
fellow townsmen who repeatedly honored him by electing him to import- 
ant of^ces In 17.S1 he served as a member of the committee of corre- 



215 



spondcncc. In 1 7.S'.) he served as selectman, ami for a nuinlier of terms 
bej^innin^- with IT'.H he ser\ ed as collector of taxes. lie left at his death 
three sons and one dauo^hter. The oltlest son. ICphraim. settled on what 
was once a ]xirt of his grandfather's ]:)lace in Framin^ham. The vounoest 
son. Nhirtin. mo\ ed later to the \\estern jiart of the vState and settled in 
Wendell while the second son. William, came into p(xssession of the 
home and succeeded his father on the farm and at the sawmill. The 
daughter. Lydia. married Captain Thomas Xixon of Framin_<^ham. 

William was born September 11. 1774, and died June 11. Ls.nS. 
He was widely known and iX'spected. Interested in the serious things of 
life, he was a dilii^ent reader of solid works. lie was a federalist in the 
early days of the nation and opj^osed to the second war with (ireat 
J^ritain. In the political campai_L;-n of l,Sl()hc was a su])porter of (ienei-al 
Harrison, and later, clearly saw the apprtjach of ci\il war o\ er the- 
slaxery c|uestion, often remarkin;^- that it was surel\- coming-, though not 
in his day. Hut he li\ ed almost lonij,- enouL;'h to hear the clash of arm^. 
His Hrst wife wasXancy Parmenter by whom he had ten children, four 
of whom died youn^-. His second wife was a Widow- Wimi who sur- 
\-i\ed him for sexenteen years, dyin^; in 1.S7;). At his death the bulk of 
his property and the old homestead passed into the hands of his l\\(j sons, 
William and Martin, and is now owned 1)\- their descendants. The 
voim^er son, Martin, died in IS.SI o\ cr (ii' \ears of ai;e. The elder son 
died l.S'.H) at the a^e of .S2. William was succeeded b\- his son (ieor^^-e 
Ha,ii;er. president of Marll)orou^h .Societ\ of Natural IIistor\-. 



2l6 



CHAPTER Xll. 




rill-: sowKRr.v or iriaii i:.\(,i:r homhsteao. 



Turning to th,- left rond. just lirtdn.' the llilclicdck inaii'-ion. \\ c liiul 
the S(i\\ e'rl)\'. nr what used to lie tlie I riali hLa^er homt-stead. Moses 
HariK's, with his wife. 1 lep/.ihetli llapi^cind. daughter of Dea. Jonathan 
Hap^ood. h\fd inan\' xcars in this house. 'I'heir xoun^est son was 
yose]:)h W. Ikuir's a well known citizen and \eteran of the (j, A. R. 
To him the writer is indehted tor the intei'est in;^' facts in regard to 
nias()iu"\ in the old Acadenn . loseph Uarnes married the late h^nnna 
Warren of W'etherstleld. \'t. Their son Warren II.. a successful ci\ il 
eiii^ineer en^'a^'ed in developing' irrii2;ation projects in the northwest, is 
li\inL; in Twin l\dls. Idaho. lie married lulia I'Ldith Lance; one child, 
Warren IClmore. 



21' 




TiiK |()Ai; srowK OR 1). w . Ill icncocK mansion. 



Passing;' Warren .scluiol house, wc ride up the hill id the joal) .Stowe 
place. This was a part of the farm of Simon Stowe who marrietl Sarah 
Havtlen. vSimon was deacon of the church in 1770. C^uotin^- Mr. 
Timothy B. Patch: ""Joali, the fourth son of Simon, with some mone\' 
and a hi>;"h amliition. concei\e(l the idea of a spleiuhd mansion for a 
house. What he cHd. he (hd weU. Init ere it was hnishecU his monev <i^a\'e 
out and he was in del)t; accorthni;- to the hiw of tlie times, the jail was 
staring- him in the face. He fled to New ^'ork and there died. The 
place passed into other hands. Isaiah I)ruce li\ed there at one time, also 
Le\i F. W'hitmore who much impro\ed the place and introduced some 
of the rine fruit for which the place is noted." 

In the \ear l.S.'ll Penjamin Clark bouL^'ht the place, and with his 
second wife. Luc\' Howe, raised a fine family of 1)o\s. He had four 
children by his first wife, Catherine Eustis, amoni;- whom was Hannah 
\vho married William F. Steyens, son of Aaron Ste\ ens. who married 
Mar^■ Gates, dau<;hter of Capt. ^Villiam (iates. and In his second wife 
he had nine children. ^Vsa Lewis ^yas the next ow ner w hose wife was 
]Maria vS. Pollard. Their son I'^rederick married Fliza 1). ,Ste\ens, 



2[8 



(lau<^hter of J. Winslow and Augusta vStevens. The farm was sold In- 
his heirs to Thomas Corey who sold the same to Samuel l>o\d. Mr, 
Boyd sold it to Ste]:)hen Smith and the latter to the late 1). W. Hitchcock, 
From him it ])assed into the possession of Marcus M. 15ro\vne, .Ml these 
owners ha\ e in succession impro\ed this place, the \ erv finest resilience 
in Marlhorou^'h, 

Further down the road, a few steps to the rij^ht, is the Ileman 
vStowe or Nathan (joodale place, Ileman, lirother of Joab who built the 
Ilitchcock mansion, Iniilt this house and about IS.'W) Nathan (loodale. 
who married Betsy Hunter, piu"chased it, and with his son John so 
improved it, that thev obtained a premium from the Middlesex .\gricul- 
lural Societw (See Deacon (ioodale sketch.) 





Bl^l^H^^^lii^ 




^^^^Hm 


^jBI 


F^pf^^"^^S 




^|n',JM yd ^1 




^-5" _ —..--»■-'■ 


:' '■^^ftJSKMJBfJK^^^i^'' ' •-•■^S^ ■ 


' ' ^ 7^,/ jm^^^^m 




. ^y/w^R. 



TlIK CHARLES HOWE IKXMESTEAl). 



An old deed of the abi)\e line farm, on thi' Concord Road, in tjuaint 
handwrilinu,- and dated l"2th No\ember 17'.''.', reads, *• William Weeks to 
John How the third. " etc., etc. The deed was acknow led^ed before 
"Peter Wood Jus. of Peace" Januar\- (J, iSdO. niid registered at Cam- 
brid<i;e. The oldest son of Ca]:)t. John Howe, who married L\(lia 
W^illiams, was Samuel who succeeded to the estate. At his death in 
1855, Mrs. Howe (Martha Ann Fay, tlauj^hter of Sylvester Fay of .South- 



219 

horouy^h) continued to live here, and here her son Warren was horn and 
hved for more than fifty years, erectino- a mammoth j^reenhousc, j^rocUicts 
of which tra\elk'd to New \'ork and other cities in cikmmiious tjuantities. 
His sister, the kite Annie M. Howe, \\as a talented woman, teacher of 
\arious institutes. At time of her death the aho\e old homestead, one of 
the oldest and hest known farms in this section, l)ecame the ])ropert\ of 
the heirs who recently sold it to Miss Nan Clement Hod;j;kins of Maiden, 
whose father is of the firm of Thayer, McNeill & Hodgkins of Temple 
Place, P>oston. 



■-'. i^ 




r'^^Jm^ 




^ ' I^F^ 




'> wk ^^> 




^ 


^^^fe^sl 


i 


^^p ' ,r - ^"^ 






i III C^f^.J^. 



FRANCIS WEEKS HOMESTEAD. 



Francis \W'eks, called hv his neio^hhors, " I'ncle Frank. " li\ed just 
helow the Witt place. lie was l)()rn in the old homestead of his ancestor, 
Supph' \Veeks, Xo\ ember 1, IT'.M). He l)oui;ht a few acres of the old 
tarm of his brother, Solomon, and built a house in 1.S20, \\v carried on 
his little farm and fountl time to assist liis nei^libors w lien hard ]:)ressed 
with work. He worked bv the day. and at no time, e\en in the hav field, 
were wages more than a dollar a day. Ik'injj; an excellent nurse, his 
services were almost indispensable with the sick to whose bedside he was 
continuallv calletl. For several vears he walked to church more tlum two 



220 



mile-- distant, and Rl'\ . S\l\(.'stc'i- 1'. l)ucklin had no more constant 
attt'ndant winter or summer. Indeed, tlie nei^hltors alonj^- the \\a\ used 
to call him "the first bell" so unt'ailin^l\- ]:)rompt was he, *> I'ncle 
[''rank "' was a .strong- ()rthodox in contrast with his hrother "I'ncle 
.Solomon" who was as earnest a Methodist. 

I'^-ancis Weeks' farm was a rou^h one and he tised to sav tliat it was 
fortunate for him that it was a small one for the reason that if lar^e and 
as rouii'h. it woidd re(|uire so much lahor that he coidd not i;'et a li\ in^' at 
all. while with his small one he could just eke out a su]i])ort. lie had 
six children, two of whom died in iiifanc\ . He adopted William M. 
Weeks w lien se\ en months old who li\ed in the famiU until he went into 
the arnu'. I'our of his own children Uwd to ;-:,row iij) : I>ewis Urown, 
Francis S\l\ester. Sarah I), and William L\nian. Sarah mai^ried Ahan 
Sanhoi'n who died "May .s, I'.lOl. Their children are Mar\' P.. Liic\' 
(Mrs. Lrossnian of Needham) and Al\an I'rancis .Sanliorn, a gifted 
joiuMiahst whose correspondence on sociological toj^ics and social life in 
Paris. France, has L^iNcn him prestige in the literar\ world eacli side of 
the Atlantic. 




TIIK DKACOX GC^ODALE 1 1( )MES'rK AD. 



The lirst left-hand road fi^om the lliichcock mansion will take irs to 
the al)o\ e landmark of Mai-lhorouj^h. This house was Iniilt in 17()2 on 
what was then called the Indian resei^xe. h\- lohn (joodale who married 



22 I 

I-Zli/abftli Witt. His son Nathan who married Pcrsis Whitiicw dau-'iitcr 
of Benjamin and vSarah (l>arrclt) Whitney, succeeded him on the ohl 
Homestead. His son Aimer, who married Moll\- Howe, and was in 
Capt. Gates' company and was in the cam]xiiL;n at While IMains. suc- 
ceeded him on the h.omesteach He ser\ ed his townsmen in \arious offices 
and w as tleacon of the church, Al^ier's son Da\ id, who married MilHcent 
Warren (daughter of Thaddeus and Lucy Warren) was school teacher in 
early days and a man of decided talent, energetic in character and prominent 
lioth in church and town, deacon of the church, representati\ e in (ieneral 
Court, etc. At the time he and his brother Nathan were livino- here we 
ha\e been told that the buildings were larj^e and commodious and enoLij^h 
in number to make a respectable sized village, indeed it was a \ illa^^e of 
itself for both the brothers had lar«;-e families including- the arm\ of hired 
help for both house aud farm work. 

Marlborough was (»ne of the best farming towns in the State and 
nearly exerybody in early years were j^rosperous farmers. The large 
orchards of fine fruits with their broad acres of grass and grain showed 
careful tillage and the (joodale brothers were considered among the suc- 
cessful farmers of the town. They were both school teachers for many 
years. Teaching the district school during the winter, managing their 
farms in the summer, they must have led busy lives. Their motto was 
that it was ''better to wear out than to rust out." In jirocess of time the 
house which was a hi\e of industry became too full and thev must swarm. 
The cjuestion of who or which of the brothers should remain on the old 
homestead was settled by Nathan saying unto I)a\ id : •* Thou art the one 
to remain: our father was a deacon, you are also a deacon, and let it 
remain as the Deacon (joodale farm," Nathan was the eldest (^f the two, 
with a larger family than the Deacon's. In selecting a new house for his 
family he used his usual good judgment by piu-chasing the Heman Stowe 
farm which yielded bountifully to his skillful husbandrv. Deacon David's 
son, Deacon David B. Goodale, with his good wife were the last of i\\e 
generations that ha\e Ii\ed in this house. During this time thev ha\ e 
never had a law suit, a mortgage or ap]:)raiser or a discussion of anv kind 
on the propertN . 

The Goodale family were liberal patrons of the Missionar\ Enter- 
prise and Lucy who married Re\ . Asa Thurston. tle\()te<l her whole life 
to christianize the nati\es of the Sandw ich Islands. She died at her post 
in Honolulu at a \ ery atlxanced age. The inhabitants of the ishuuls 
honored her when li\ ing and sincerely mourned her when dead. One 
recalls the romantic circumstance of Mrs. Luc\ (Joodale Thurston's mar- 



v'\:\'j^c iK';irl\ a ccntiirN' iu^o. Whrii Messrs. Thurston and Riiij^hain, then 
tlR()l(i;j,ical siiulciits at Andoxcr, consecrated themsehes to the niissionar\ 
work, the mothers of tlie two \oiinii" huhes to whom the\ were en<^"a<i,"ed 
at once broke off the en!j;a^ements. The rupture constituted a \ erv seri- 
ous ohstacle to their approaching;- departiux-, which was then to take ])hice 
within a few weeks: for in the infanc\ of missions tlie departin<j^ mission- 
aries never expected to return to this coinitr\'. and unless married w hen 
tlie\ sailed, mi^ht be condemned to an enforced bachelorhood for life. 

'l"he missionar\ society of the seminarx held some praver meetin;j;s and 
man\ a discussion o\er the fate of their two loneh' memlters, and Hnallv 
hired tlie best horse to be had in Ando\er. put on his back one of their 
number, the Re\ . William (icjodell, afterwanls of Constantinople, and 
commissioned him to l;'o forth to \ isit two voiuiii," ladies he knew, at his 
home in MarlborouiJ"h, and ask them, or one of them at least, to become 
the bride of Mr. Thurston. Travelling;- fort\ miles. Mr. (ioodell called 
on one of the \oun<;' ladies and made her an offer of marriat;e t)n behalf of 
his friend. 'Vhv offer was promptK rejected. Retracing; his steps to a 
loneh school house where Miss (ioodale \vas teaching- he repeated the 
offer. .She consented that Mr. Tluu-ston mit;ht call u])on her. and after 
an e\enin<;'s ac(|uaintance the\ were en<;a<;ed. To sail at the a]:)pointed 
time the\ must be married within two weeks. But the laws of Massa- 
chusetts then retiuired three ])ublications of the bans. Fortunately a tow n 
meeting- was to be held in the middle of the comint;- week: and by the 
Use of the church doors twice ;ind the Town Hall once, they were pub- 
lished, married and in due time sailed. 'I'houii'h entered into on so slight 
ac(|uaintance the match proved a ha])pv one. 

Mr. Bini;-ham still remained solitarv and unm;Ued. But .u'oin^- to 
L'oiuiecticut to be ord;iined and there to sail, he met a vouul;- lady inquir- 
iiiU' the wa\ to her place of destination that she mij^ht attend the ordina- 
tion. Mr. Bin^luim kindlv offered to show her the wav. and before a 
week had ]:)assed she h;ul become Mrs. Bingham. vSuch were the roman- 
tic marriau'es of two mission:iries a centiu'v a"'o. 



In earlv times the dead were c:irried to the place of burial bv the 
hands of friends. Xo hearse was used until about INOlt. In process of time 
a bier wa^ used and as late as the be^'innin^ of the liUh centiu^v the 
bodv wa-. carried on the shoulders of the bearers. Thev tell us Natlum 
(ioodale. who married Persis W'hitnev . dv in^- in what has been recorded 
as "the hartl winter of 17^0," wlu'ii such was the depth of snow, that his 
rt'maius were drawn to the j^rax e \ard on a hand sled b\ men on rackets. 
althou>>"h the \ard was several miles distaiu from his residence. 



.V little incident connected with the burial of Deacon l)a\id's wife: 
After waiting- until ]:)ast the hour (through a misiuider.standinjj,- the pastor 
was pre\ ented from beinn' at the funeral ser\ ices at the house altlKJUj^h 
present at the clunxdi ) and no cler<^\man apjieariui;-. this man whose 
dearest earthh treasure was 1\ ing cold in the casket, whose heart was 
hea\ \ w ith sorrow that men know when life's dearest companion is o-Qiie 
forever, stood there amoUL!; his friends and neighbors and in a sim])le 
trusting wa\ read from the old Book and in tender tones offered a word 
of prayer. 

\\'hen Deacon I)a\id 15. (ioodale's brother Warren, [who married 
Ellen R. Whitmore,] also died with his wife in Honolulu, David lirought 
u]:) his five children among whom was Warren's son David who married 
Carrie Cox and w ith their children Frances and Esther remain on the 
Deacon (Joodale farm, the last of this well known and highly respected 
familv. 




IIOMHSTEAD OF Sl'PPLV WKKKS. 



•■What will the C()untr\ do if supplies do not arrixe:" "Let us 
ha\e faith anil pra\- (iod for the recpiired aid." was the repK . .Shorth' 
after the news of the arrixal of the desired arms and ammunition came, 
and as was the custom in the abo\ e time ot the i^e\ olutioii. to ])ro\ e patri- 
otic enthusiasm, the little new-born son was named •• .Supph " to com- 
memorate the (la\- of the countrx's rejoicing in 1(171. SuppK Weeks was 



224 

the first of tlu' tiainr in Marlliorout^h ami \\a^ \\\v son of Amicl and Alti;j,"ail 
I'rcscott \\'rfl<s of DorclK'Mcr. Supply manicd vSusaiiiia l>anu's, an 
adopted dauj^htcT of Deacon lohn Uarnes. and a daughter of 'idionias 
Harncs of Marll>orou;j,h. Su]ipl\ Iniilt this old lloinestrad where he li\ed 
with his son. [ohn Weeks, wlio niari-ied Dinah K.e\ s. dauii,hter of Deacon 
Thomas and Elizabeth Howe Keyes. It was after the hitter's capture hy 
the Indians that Eli/abeth Howe married Thomas Keyes and the two 
families. vSup])l\ Weeks and Thomas Keyes, li\ed here for a while. Solo- 
mon Weeks was the threat j^randson of Su]iply and married in INO'.I. 
SalK Warren. The latter was the daut;hter of Thaddeus Warren who 
married Luc\ Ste\ens. They died one day aj^art and were buried in the 
same ;j;ra\e. As \ears went on Deacon William Weeks, his nephew, 
came into possession of this line old homestead which in ISO,') he left to 
Henr\ Weeks ( the L;randson of vSolomon ) who was an enthusiastic Metho- 
dist, and, the\ tell us, contributed most ij^enerously toward the erection of 
the ''Old Brick Churcli" on " (iospel Hill" in Hudson. The (jri<j;inal 
cami^ meetin<^s were held on this farm or *• Weeks Homestead," upon 
wiiich he ow ned a tine grove. It was the home of all the itinerant Metho- 
dists. Among the prominent memlx'rs of the Methodist church, l^ncle 
and Aunt Weeks are remembered as shining lights. They were not 
blessed with children of their own, Init their house was always full of them, 
and no better father and mother to them ever lived than were I'ncle Solo- 
mon and Aunt SalK'. The former was a tall, \enerable looking man. 
not handsome but so strikingly dignified that those who came in contact 
with him were happilv influenced. Aunt .Sallv was a lady of modest 
mien, slight of stature, and one to whom the boys and girls clung as to a 
great friend. She seemed, and indeed was a walking benediction. Bless- 
ing everybod\' with whom she came in contact. The farm was a good 
one. Tlic rich land had vielded liountifully to sustain the former genera- 
tions of the Weeks family. On this place forty years ago was a large 
herd of catile, horses as good as farmers then thought of e\er raising; a 
large flock of sheep; a dwelling house of suitable dimensions for so large 
a familv ; barns and outbuildings in abundance, and all of them well 
finished and furnished, l^ncle and Aunt Weeks were what was considered 
in ye olden times, wealtlu peo]:)le. and to the poor ot the Methodist 
church the\- were bountiful bi'iiefactors. It will be interesting to many 
to state here that ICphraim Fairbaid^s. a stout, robust young man from the 
state of Maine was the foreman on the farm. He had charge of the little 
army of hired men and bo\ s on the place and must ha\e been popular and 
efficient, as he married one of their foster daughters, Miss Hunt, who 



2 2 c: 

was one ot a larj^c mmiber of lirotluTs and sisters oi one faiiiih that this 
lienc\<>lent couple adopted and hrouj^ht up. Marv Elizalieth (Howe) 
Keyes was liorn in tlie east ])ait of Marlliorou^h on the IJoston road near 
where formerly stood the I lowe-vSawin-Monroe-Wilsoii Taxern. Xear 
that location stood the John Howe j^arrison of 1711, and not on the Con- 
cord road as stated in the IlistorN' of Marlhorou^h. This John Ilowe of 
the abo\e named garrison \\ as a hrother to Iidi/abeth Howe. He tlied 
ITo-i aged 'S:^ years. Deacon Thomas Keves and wife attended church 
ten or more years ago in the third meeting house, high school common 
and .')() years in the fourth meeting house, same j)lace. We find the head 
stones of Deacon Keves and his consort I'^li/aheth Howe Ke\es in the old 
Spring Hill cemeter\'. 




ELIZABETH HOWE. TAKEX CAPTINE BY 'J'lIE IM)L\NS. 
The story of Elizabeth Howe was, that at se\entcen years of a<'-e she 



2 26 



was taken capti\c. Her father. John Howe. jr.. who married l'21i/abeth 
Wartl, was killed In the Indians before his daughter was ten months of 
ao-e. Her mother. Elizabeth Howe, married the next year \i>li'>. L'ajMain 
Henrv Kerle\ and settled near the center of Marlboroui^h. (Cyrus Felton 
the anticjuarian authorit\ . beliexed that Kerley and Carley were two dis- 
tinct names. ) It w as a brii;ht summer ilay w hen Elizalieth Howe who was 
soon to be the happy bride of Thomas Keyes. went up from Marlborough 
to Lancaster to \ isit her sister who had married Peter joslin and was the 
mother of his four little children. I'^arly the next mornin«i; Peter went to 
his labor in tlu' lieUls and the family were in pleasant conversation o\ er 
I-Llizalieth's weddin;^- so soon to take place. Mrs. Joslin was sho\ellin^ 
the bread into the bio- o\en. widow Whitcomb had started the spinning- 
wheel and I-21izabeth had taken one of ihe children up in her arms and was 
sin-'ino- oiu' of the sweet old time son^s when suddenly a painted face 
ap])eared fi'om behind the thicket, then another and another. Stealthily 
ci-ee])in<j,- up to the door the\ rushed in. and before an alarm could be ii-i\en, 
all were butchered or liorne into capti\ity. History tells us that u]ion 
poor Mrs. loslin the sa\aL;-es later indulged their cruelty in the most atro- 
cious manner. She had with her a child of two years old and was soon 
to o-ixe birth to ai-iother. In her anxiety ami distress she be^-o-ed tlu' 
Indians to let her l;'o home, ihouoh she was so many weary miles from the 
nearest settlement. Tired of her im]:)ortunities they fathered a lar^e com- 
pany, and ]:)ushin;4 her unclothed into their midst they danced about her 
••in their hellish manner" for a lono- time and then knocked her and the 
child in her arms on the head. They then made a tire and put both \ ic- 
tiuis in it. threateniuL;,- the other children and capti\es who with tren-iblin"-. 
w itnessed the terrilde scene, to ser\e them in like manner if they attempted 
to '^-o home. When the house was attacked ITizal)eth had been borne 
awa\ together w ith her sister's child which she was carrying-. vSoon the 
little one pro\eda burden and w as put to death, and k^lizabeth. half fainting-, 
was snatched uj) Iw an Indian chief: for her xoice ]:)ossessed a charn-i 
for her cai:)tors which had worked on their su]UM-stitious natures, which 
probabU sa\ed her life. Later on she was compelled fre(|uenlly to •■oi\e 
sweet sountl." The shock of the horrors of that time was ne\ er outlix ed. 
and thou_o-h within four \ears she was ransomed by the ;_;-o\ernment. and 
rettu-neil to her home in Marlliorouo-h where she married her lon^' wait- 
ino- lover, and li\ed to a ^-ood old a';e. she ne\er quite oxercame the 
shaking- and trembling' which the fright brought upon her. Poor Peter 
loslin returning' hou-ie fron-i his labor foimd his dear ones mangled or 
missin<>- and abnost died of ^rief, althou-'h he li\ed {u make man\ a reel- 



face ^o (low n into the dust hcl'ore he hinivelf joined them. Anion^' I'.H/a- 
hetli Ilowe I^.eye^' (le^cen(lallts were the Deacon nenjaniin Rice of this 
tow 11 and Deacon Stephen R. Phel])s : tlie Re\ . W'iHiam (ioodell, D. D.. 
a missionan to Constantinople: the lirst wife of schoolmaster Herman 
Seaxer. Mscp, of Marlhoroii'^ii : the wife of Daniel l'ickne\- Parker who 
was a ])rominent merchant in IJostoii and who litted out iiearK fort\ sail- 
ing \essels: the w ite of Dr. l'^l»ene/er Ames of Waxland: tile wife of 
vSte]:)heii Ilowe who was the son of Artemus Howe of Marlhoron^ii : and 
the wife of John lioyd. Sr.. of MarlhoroiM^h. l)oth 'I'homas Ke\es 
and I'dizaheth Howe ke\es lixed and died in MarlhoroUi^h. Their 
ti\e children are recorded ii])on the Marlhorou^h town records. 
Deacon Kexes died in town, in I7 1l'. ai;ed (is scars. His widow, 
I'Llizaheth (Howe) Ke\es dii-d August. 17(il. S'J \ears of a^e. 
It is said that this \e'iieraMe lad\ e\ er after her return from caj)- 
ti\it\ alwa\s looked around tlu' doorwa\ , wheiiexer she went to close the 
outside dooi" ol her house, as il to see if the eneiiu were near. Two of 
Deacon Thomas' and I'^li/aheth l<e\ es' sons mo\ ed to Shrew s])ur\-, that 
now forms the tow n of Uoylslon. and each held the ollice of Deacon. ( )ne 
li\ed 7(> years, the other '.'."). and hotli left descendants. Deacon Thomas 
and ICli/aheth Kexes" dauL^iiter. l)iiiahJKe\ t-s. married lolm Weeks who 
was a prominent man. a coloiud and justice of the ])eace in Marlliorou;4ii. 
Colonel \\'eek's son. loiiaihan Weeks, was a rej^rescntat i\ e from this 
place three \ears. and two of his sons, [ohn Weeks and Solomon Weeks, 
l->s(|.. had heeii selectmen ol the town. Aiiotlu'r son. Ca))tain [oiiathan 
Weeks Jr.. li\e-(l in Waltham and his son Ca])tain William Weeks lost 
his arm l)\an accident in the raising of the Marlhorou^h Academy in 
September. 1S27. 



Phineas vSaw Ncr was tlu' hrst Methodist who came into the town of 
Nhirlhorou^h. and was the oiiK man here who was not taxed to support 
Conj^-re^atioiialisni. Peiivj,- a Methodist he was exempt. lie was the 
father of Methoilism in Marlltoroui^'h. Ahout 1 7'.IN Ik- purchased a water 
])ri\■ile^■e tooether w ith a water mill and a ^rist mill at h\dton\ ille and 
erected the second cotton factory in Massachusetts. He ojx'iied his house 
at Feltomille and in\ ited Methodist preachers to hold ser\ ices. It 
became a home for all Methodists. lanuars. PSi'O, lie \\as killed in his 
mill, and he and his wife are both buried in Central cemeter\ in Marl- 
l)orou;j,'li. The ilrst Methodist class in this \icinit\' was formed in l.sos 
in Mr. Sawxer's house in Feltomille. The Marlborou'-h cliar"e was 



228 




METHODIST ClIlRCIl, Clll'RCII STREP:T. 



incliuled in the old Xcrdhani circuit until \^o2. In 1.S2H the old Brick 
Meeting House was built (near Rockliottom) and in 1S.'V2 ]SrarllK)rougli 
became a station. The late John Chipman wrote : '• I recall \ i\ idly to 
niv mind llie apjiearance ol' that rudely finished and aw k\\ ardly constructed 
clun-ch. The high built, box-like pews with narrow hard seats and 
straight backs, ccjming up to an ordinary sized man's ears. The choir of 
musical voices, seated just back ot" the pul]:)it, sang with the spirit and 
with the understanding also. Lucas Parmenter was there with his bass 
\iol. F. D. and Cvrus Brigham struck up on their \ iolins, while the 
tall form of their leader, I'ncle vSolomon Weeks, standing erect and beat- 
ing time with his long attenuated fingers, was a picture ne\"er to be 
foro'otten. ' ^Vh, ' he exclaimed, 'the Methotlists of this town tlujse 



229 



early years were earnest men and women. They made great sacrifices 
to sustain themselves and keep peace with the other religious societies. 
They hailed the Sabbath with delight. They were poor in this world's 
goods, but rich in the faith of a happy and glorious immortality. " In 
l<sr)2 the old Brick church was destroyed by fire and the meetings held in 
a hall in Rockbottom (now Gleasondale) . In February, 1853, the 
church was divided, one part remaining in Rockbottom and another 
erecting a house of worship in Marlborough which was dedicated October 
l.S,'),'i. Pastors to the present date : 



Rev N. B. Fisk 
Rev. L. P. Frost 
Rev. T. W. Lewis 
Re\ . B. J. Johnson 
Rev. Mr. Dwight 
Rev. Mr. Day 
Rev. D. K. Bannister 
Rev. Mr. Bailev 



Rev. N. II. Martin 
Rev. W. W. Collnirn 
Rev. Mr. Abbott 
Rev. B. Judd 
Rev. G. II. Cheney 
Rev. A. Gould 
Rev. A. F. Ilenick 
Rev. P. Slopei- 
Rev. E. P. lleniek 



Rev. A. M. Osgood 
Rev. S. Sweetser 
Rev. A. P. Sharpe 
Rev. F. T. Pomeroy 
Rev. W. L. Adams 
Rev. N. T. Whittaker 
Re\ . T. J. Judge 
Rev. J. W. Fulton 




THE lABEZ STOWK OR WELCH 1 K )Ml-:s TEAl). 



On the above farm, situated on the right leading to the Rufus Stowe 
place, and whose buildings are hardlv \ isible from an\- road, situated as 



230 

it i> anionii' trees. Icd^x's ami houldcTs. li\c(l Jaliez Stow t' and wife. Their 
daughter Patt\ had niarrii'd I'hiiiea^ Welch (a descendant of Paul Welch 
Avho settled in IJolton in 1710) and the\ took the farm aiul remained here 
at the Homestead, tenderh caring- for the aj^ed parents. The farm was 
then not one of the most fertile, hut Phineas Welch was a hard-workino- 
man and soon he accumulated ])ropert\ and lixed comfortahK , hrinj^'in;^' 
up a famiU ot children w ho were alwa\s proud of their lather. Amon^' 
their se\en children was fosiah Stowe Welch, hoi-n ls-_>.'). who married 
in ishs. L\(lia. the dauL;hter of Aaron and Diana (Howe) .Stowe. lie 
had earl\ leai'ued the trade of cutter and soon had the distinction of usin;^- 
the first sole and upper leather e\ er cut in Marlhorou^h. .\fter his 
marriaL^e he remo\ ed to the farm of his wile's mother, and in l.sl'.t. in 
compan\ with his hrother-in-la\v the late h^dmund M. Stowe. he he^-an 
making;' shoes. .Soon Ju' was in husiness for himsell and hecame (piite a 
];)rominent citizen. heiuL!,' one of the Incor])()rators of the Hudson National 
P)ank. Trustee of Hudson .Sa\ini;"s Pank. Town Treasurer, and has ser\ ed 
the tow 11 in nimierous othces. He died in Hudson. Octoher 1. I'.M)'.). 
aged .Si \ears. His hrother, Charles Welch, carried on the old Phineas 
Welch farm until recent date. 

Charles Welch and sister ThuiK (she m. lohn C. ) make the sixth 
and last '''eneration who ha\e lixed on the .Stowe Welch farm. 




IIOMHSTKAI) 01 AIJRAIIAM AM) RIFCS S'J'OWK. 
()\er the tlelds on the .Spoon Hill roail we find the old mansit>n of 



2 M 



Al'rahani Stowc and I-Lli/al)c'th. clau^liter of 1*21 )t'ncz(_T and Alui;ail Ila^L-r, 
(at her death Al)rahani married widow LN'dia Ma\nard). Jlisson Rufiis, 
who married Thanktul liri^iham, dauL;hter of Captain Daniel, also li\ed 
here with their ten children, whose names were l)ets\ (who married 
Dennis W'itherhee. ) Louise (who married Francis .Stowe.) Catherine 
(who man-ied ]. 11. Maxnard. ) Phoehe Ann (who married William 
I-LaL;er, ) Ahi;_;ail ( \\ ho married Dennis W'itherhee,) Thankful ( who mar- 
ried II. \\'. Va\. of Xewton street,) Mar\ (who married Lewis Felton 
and li\ed near Middlesex vSeiuare, ) ILirriet (who married C. (i. W'hitnex 
and also li\ed near the Sc|uare, ) William Bradford, and ^Vlmira (who 
marrietl Deacon Le\ i W'. Haker. on Front street). 

Theii- ancestor, Samuel Stow, was in MarlhoiMu^'h hefore Ifi.SL at 
which time he l)ouL;ht ot W'ahan and lames Atchnit. two Indians of 
Xatick, for six pounds, three in mone\ and lhi"ee in corn. twent\' acres of 
land in MarlhorouL;h. He was one of the proprietors of ( )ckoocanL:,ansett 
plantation, purchased of the Indians, and hecame a prominent man in the 
pr()]:)rietr\ and in the town. He ser\ etl in Phillip's war and prohaldv came 
to town soon after the peace, as his name ap]:)ears on a petition for the 
plantation in 1(177. lie married I'^lizaheth. and died in 1721. They 
were the ancestors oF most of the wStowes in Alarlhorou^h. 

Llere we ma\ speak of a \eteran of Post l;>, (i. A. R. Charles II. 
All^iee, patriotic instructor at MarlhorouLi^h's Memorial Da\'. ^"i\ in^- the 
record of how- man\' l)attles and how man\' of the members of this post 
were wounded, w hen he came to the name ol Le\ i W . Paker. said : '"At 
the hattle of h'ort Moultrie, a ser^'eant took the colors and said: • Don't 
let Us fiL;'ht without a fla^, l)o\s,' mounted the ram]:)ain and died there. 
The Charlestow n (niai'ds erected a moiuimeiU to the dead hero's memor\-, 
and it hears this inscription: 'No hra\er man e\ er h\ed. no man could 
do more.' Iiut we in Marlhoj-ou^ii ha\e a ser;_;eant who did as nuich at 
(jettvsbursj;." At the time of dedicating' three monuments erected to mark 
the different ]:)ositions where the Ninth Mas-. I>atter\- ditl hea\ \- H^htiui;' 
and rendered efficient service on the historic field of ( iettx shur^". Major 
Bit^elow re\iewed the histor\" of the three hour's encounter, when o\ er 
three tons of shot and shell, including- ninet\-two rounds ot canister was 
expended, .SO of ss horses taken into action killed and disabled, out of 
four commissioned othcers three wei"e lost, h^rickson and W hitaker ])einLC 
killed. .Six of the se\ en ser^"eants were lost on the Held, privates killed 
and W(junded and taken prisoners. When w ith the sint^le exception of a 
battery which was cajnured 1)\ a sudden charge at the battle of Inka. the 
Ninth Mass. Patterv sustained hea\ ier lo>ses in this en^ai^ement than any 



232 

other light battery suffered, in a single engagement during the whole war. 
(reneral Hunt, chief of Artillery of the Army of the Potomac, in a letter 
to Captain Milton, wrote: "Amongst the organizations serving under 
me, the Ninth Massachusetts will be associated in my mind with some of 
tlie hardest service of the army. Upon first joining imder Captain Bige- 
low, it went immediately into battle at Gettysburg, and bore a distin- 
guished part, as the reports, and its list of killed and wounded, headed by 
the gallant Erickson, will pro\e. Its subsequent history is not less glori- 
ous, and the historv of the campaigns and the battles of the Army of the 
I'otomac will be incomplete which does not mention with honor, amongst 
other batteries which rendered distinguished services, the Ninth Massa- 
chusetts Independent. The record of its battles is made, and not less 
honorable is its reputation for discipline, instruction, good conduct and 
the deportment of its men and officers, under both Bigelow and yourself." 
Levi W. Baker, in his " History of the Ninth Massachusetts Bat- 
tery." glides niodestlv over his own heavy experience which is well known 
of this soldier who '' acted \yell his part. There all llie honor lies." 




EAGER HOMESTEAD, EAGER COURT. 



Turning to the left ivom Hosmer street we come to the alio\'e house. 
William Eager, coming from jSIalden [where he had married Ruth Hill 
and at her death, Lydia Cole, and for his third wife, Lydia P)arrett, hav- 
ing I'ourteen children liy all] settled in Marlborough in 1(JS2 and became 



233 

(mv of the early proprietors. From William, Zachariah, Aaron. Bailey, 
\\ e tiiul in the fifth generation, Stephen who married in 1 T'.tO, Elizabeth 
(iates. Stephen was drowned in Boons Pond in 1.S20. His widow was 
on the list of pew holders of SpringhiH clun-ch in l-So."). On a lane from 
the Stow road now called Eager court li\ed Ilollis Eager, son of Stephen 
and Elizabeth. He was a farmer cullixating a few acres of excellent 
land obtaining crops which together with his labor in the tan-yard of 
Captain Daniel Brigham, ga\ e him and his family a bountiful support. 
His boys, Emerson, William and .Stephen all loyed music and were the 
first to inaugurate a brass band in the tow n of Marlborough. William 
retained the homestead of his father. I^c^th of his brothers died in early 
manhood, each leaving a widow who had been but a short time a bride. 
Hollis Eager and wife were frugal, social and respected citizens, enjoying 
h'fe in a sensible \vay and esteeming it a great pleasure to be able to 
smooth the passage of his aged mother down the stream of time and to be 
for her drooping age a sure support. His son William married Phoebe 
Stowe of Berlin, and their son Frank, \yh() married Mary Carpenter, was 
the father of (nu- genial and highly respected citizen, Charles B. Eager 
(superintendent of Rice & Hutchins' manufactur\- ), who in LSD;") married 
Edith ISl. Page, daughter of Ambrose and Emma (Drury) Page. 
Charles and Edith ha\e one son, Gortlon Page Eager. 




THE El^lIRAIM M.WNARl) I lOMKSTKAD. 



-■•)4 

The .M:i\nar(K w (.tc amoii-- the lirst sultlcTs of Marlhorou-h. John 
Ma\ iiai-(l was one of ihe ixM ilioiiers tor the -rant of Marlhoro^^h. in Siid- 
bur\ in ICi.'ls. and was one of the forty se\en who sluircd in the ih\ ision 
of the Snclhnr\ meadows in IC:'.'.!. The honse prcecdin-' was Imilt 
near l'\)rt Meadow In- I-]])hraiin Maynard w lio married in 177:'.. hLunicc 
Jewell. Their son l^phraim who married Mary Stowe. Idi/a Smith and 
vSarah Mills, had 1)\ his three wi\es. tifteen children in all ( he was the 
o-randfather of Amory Maynard, the father of the town of Maynard. who 
married Mar\ Priest antl in honor of whom the town was named.) ICph- 
raim Ii". inherited this hcjmesiead, now the summer home of Mr. Charles 
W. Curtis, son of the late Deacon Cin-tis and j^enera! mana-er of tlie 
mammoth Rice (S: llutchins shoe factory. Charles W. Curtis is one of our 
most influential citizens, and in the political life of Marlborough is recog- 
nized as a ]:)rime factor. He married Cora Arnold, daui^hter of Loren 
Arnold. The\ ha\e four children John Aiaiold. Arnold Sawyer. lioj^er 
Arnold. Charles W. jr. 

If Marlliorou^h had an\' special block house or fort, it probably was 
at '• I'ort Meadow." from which the ]ilace took its name; but all speci- 
fied ])laces assigned to \arious families for resort in time of danger durinL;- 
the exposed condition of this frontier place, were called toi'ts or ;j,arrisons. 
The foll(n\in;4- list of garrisons tells us. in a measure, how they were dis- 
tributed : 

No. 1. Captain Howe's t;-arrison (at the old Frank Howe place) in- 
cluded the families of .Samuel Ste\ ens. James How e. Jonathan Howe. 
.Samuel Stowe and Jonathan Morse. 

No. 2. Mr. r>reck"s ;j,-arrison. (near the now Public Library.) 

No. :'). Captain KerK's <j,arrison. (on the road to .SouthboroUL;'!!. ) 
Nathaniel foslin, )oseph ^h^\■nard, Deacon Woods. Nathaniel Johnson, 
Thomas Amsdeii. .Simon (iates. Joseph Johnson. 

No. 1. Ca])tain P>ri^ham"s j^arrison. (on the road to .Southborou;_;h. ) 
Peter Plimpton and Penjamin Mixer. 

No. ."). Isaac Amsden's garrison, (on the road to Southborou^'h. ) 
Thomas Newton. .Serj^eant Ma\nard. James Woods. Adam Martin. Isaac 
l"em])le. Deacon Newton, John Amsden. 

No. (■>. Isaac Howe's ;j,"anMson. (on the .Southborou^ii road near Fay- 
\ille station.) Moses Newton. l)a\ id I-'aN . John Newton, widow John- 
son. Moses Newton. Ir.. and James Cad\ . 

No. 7. Lieutenant William's j^arrison. (near old William's Ta\ern. ) 
Thomas lieaman. Peter P>ent. Richard Barnes and ICdward Parnes. 

No. s. ILnsi^n Howe's L;arrison. (near Tileston Pri^iiam's house.) 



235 



ICiisio-n IJowkiT. josrph W'nitc, I);i\i(l Church, Henjaniin Rice, Peter 
Rice and Joseph Rice. 

Xo. ',), vSaimiel Morrill's ^'arrisoii. ( near l-^)rt Meadow.) SerL^eant 
l.arrett. John I>arnes. Iknjamin Iki-Icx, Joseph Ward. Joshua Rice, 
Thomas Martin and .Samuel i^ush. 

Xo. 1(1. Thomas Bri-ham's garrison. ( near the Warren Bri^ham 
place.) Jonathan Hri^-liam. ()li\er Ward. Increase Ward. 

Xo. 11. John Howe's -arrison, ( helow Warren school house.) Zach- 
ariah Ha-er. Ahraham I-:a;^er, Daniel Johnson. Samuel Wdieelock, 
Obachah Ward an.l Thomas Axtell. 

Xo. 12. Samuel ( ioodnow 's o-arrison, ( near Stirruji l)i-ook.) Xath- 
aniel Oakes. Jonathan Forlnish and (Jershom V:i\ . 

Xo. !;;. Lieutenant Howe's garrison, (north of Pond.) Thomas 
\\ ard and ICdward Rice. 

Xo. II. Xathan Brio-ham's oarrison. (near Joel (ileason's home.) 
Joseph .Siratton. Henry Bartlett and Alexander .Stewait. 

Xo. 1.".. .Samuel Ward .Sr's.. --arrison. ( Ward's or Ha\-den house.) 
William Ward, widow Hannah Ward. Jonathan Johnson .Sr.,and Caleb 
Rice. 

Xo, K;. John Matthew's o-arrison. ( in what is now .Southhorou^h. ) 
William Johnson and .Samuel Ward. 

X^o. 17, Daniel Rice's (garrison, (two miles east of the meeting- hotrse. ) 
\\idow .Sarah Taylor. .Supply Weeks and Eleazer Ta\lor. 

Xo. l.S, Samuel Forbush's oarrison, (a mile north of old common.) 
James Bradish, Thomas Forbti.sh and James Cileason. 

Xo. 11), Fdmund Rice's oarrison. ( in Chaunc\ . now Westboroiio'h. ) 
Da^•id Brioham, Isaac Tomblin and Da\ iil Maynard. 

No. 20, Thomas Rice's t^arrison, (in Chauncy or Westborouoh. ) 
John Pratt and Charles Rice. 

Xo. 21. Thomas Hapgood's garrison, (this was in the Indian ]:)lanta- 
tion in the northeasterly part of the town near the Wesson place.) folin 
Forbush, John Wheeler, Josiah Flowe, B. Carle\ ,Sr.. and James Carley. 

Xo. 22, Mill garrison, (near I^\'lton\ ille or Hudson.) Thomas Bar- 
rett and John Banister. 

Xo. 2."), .Simon Maynard's garrison. ( this was on then Indian planta- 
tion, near l^jihraim Maynard's place, now Cm-tis. ) Adam Holloway, 
Benjamin Whitney, Joseph X\'\vton, John Keves and Abiel Bush. 

No. 24, John Xew ton Jr's. garrison, (was in what now is vSouth- 
borough. ) lilcazer l^ellows, James Eager. James Xew ton, Benjamin 
Newton, Ephraim Newton, John Wooils and Abraham Newton. 



236 

No. 25, (in what is now Southborouu,!!. ) L Woods, Tliomas W'ithcr- 
bee, Isaac xVmsden, Moses Leonard antl Ro<j;er Bruce. 

No. 26, Joseph Morse's garrison, (upon the so-called "Farms.") 
Thomas Bigelow, Samuel Bigelow, Samuel Morse, John Bigelow, John 
Sherman and Daniel Harrington. 




THE LEWIS HAPGOOD HOMESTEAD. 



Once on a time there was a man we now call .Shadrach Ilapgood. 
\\ lio could trace his ancestral line to Thomas of ir).S7, who married Helena 
1-^arlc. daughter of Richard Earle of Collenshoin-ne. Kingston. England, 
and was knighted in l{dizalu'th"s time. When the Normans were mixing 
their Latin \\'ith the Saxon. Ilaligood was spelled Hapgootl which was an 
ancient name as the arms of llahgood denote. Shadrach. when he was 
fourteen \ears old embarked in the \ear \tW)C) in the v'-^iieedwell and settled 
in vSudburv, ALiss.. where he married Llizabeth Treadway, whose grand- 
mother, ALirgaret I low e, married for her second husband Cjeorge l^unker, 
constable of Charlestown. 1C).")(I. and owner of the summit of that 
renowned hill of glorv bearing his name. .Shadrach Hapgood was a man 
of enterprise and earlv laid the foimdation of the s]:)aci(nis and fertile 
landed estate which so man\- of his descendants ha\e enjo\ed tlow 11 to 



237 

the present time. IninietliateK liefore the lireakin^- out of Phillip's war 
in 1(')7."). the Indians near C^uaboa^-, now Brooktielcl, manit'estecl a dispo- 
sition to treat with the English, and Captain Hutchinson of Boston, and 
Captain Wheeler of Concord, with a sniall party of men amon<^ whom 
Avas .Shadrach Ilapt^ood, were sent to treat with them. Three of the 
sachems promised an inter\iew on the second of August, ItiTo, at the head 
of Wickaboag Pond. The English repaired to the spot agreeably to the 
appointment, but the Indians were not there. On ])roceeding further, 
the Indians who had treacherously ambushed their path, tired upon them, 
killing or niortalK \younding eight of their number, llapgood, then of 
vSudbur\-. wa^ among the slain, and there his wife w ilh her li\ e childiX'n 
heard the sorrowful news, .\mong her children was Thomas, wIkj mar- 
ried Judith (vS\inonds) i^arker of Concord. They settled in Marlborough 
and in Hi'.t.'i. ])urchased of Iildmund Rice land in the northeasterh" part of 
the town on what was afterward known as the Colonel Wesson Spiu^r 
])lace. Here was Xo. 21, the garrison of Thomas llapgood, assigned to 
John Eorbush, John Wheeler, [osiah Howe, P. Carl\ Sr. and James 
Carl\ . Thomas Hapgood liyed to be ninety-li\e years old. He had 
nine children. ninety-t\yo grandchiklren. two hundred and eighl\- great 
grandchildren and foiu" great, great grandchiUlreu. in all 'M'.). His grand- 
children saw their grandchiklren and their grandfather at the same time. 
Among Thomas' children was Joseph, who married Mary Brooks, daugh- 
ter of Hugh and Abigail ( Barker) Brooks of Concord. Joseph inherited 
the homestead of his father with the east half of his spacious farm in 
Marlborough. He \yas selectman and a prominent and leatling citizen. 
Their son, Joseph, named for his father, married Ruth Jackscjn. ^Vmong 
the hitter's children was Jonathan, deacon of the first church, who mar- 
ried Betsey Elizabeth Priest. TheA" settled in Princeton, near Wachusett 
mountain, w here all his children w ere born. After his death, she returned 
with her children to ?shirlborough and li\ed in her father's old home. 
Their son I^ewis married ^Vlmira E. Stow of >Southborougli and built the 
aboxe Eewis llapgood homestead. He was an intimate friend of Deacon 
(ioodale and used to sa\' one reason for selecting this sight was that he 
might look o\ er e\ erv morning and see b\' the smoke when his dear old 
friend had lighted his hre. The Deacon had laughingly exclaimed : 
" Lewis, if \()u can disco\ er a locatifni on this spot whei'e \ye can see the 
smoke of each one's chimne\-, 1 '11 present you w ith the etjuix alent of two 
oxen and a day's labor." This ]:)lace fell to his son and successor, Lyman 
Hapgood. who married vSarah Hosmer of Southborough, daughter of 
Syhester and ^Vbby Eorester of Framingham. Le\yis and .Vlmira had 



238 

ck'\cMi cliiUlrcii anioivj,- whom wa-- Caroline M. Ilapj^ood, who used lo 
walk (lail\ from this house up lo the old academy to prolil trom 
the instruction of ( ). W. AlheL. As she i;,rew to womanhood she mar- 
ried fames McAuslaii. who comin;^ from (ilas;j,()w. .Sct)tland. settled in 
Marll)orou;4h and died respected hy all. Their children were .\hiri;arct. 
and Dr. lames Lewis, now lixiiiL;' in 1 1 udson. who married Nhiy ^hu-shall 
of Boston. Their children are Catherine. Caroline and James Lew is jr. 




Tin; lAHKZ liLNTlNGTO.N IK )MEST1-:AI). 



Our anti(|uai-ian and authority for historical facts. Cyrus I'T-ltoii. 
alwa\^ insisted that Captain Samuel Uri^^ham's residence was on .South 
street on theai>o\e faian. ]Hd)licl\ ;4i\ in;^ as he considered, sufficient proof 
for his claim. ( )n this farm was Ca])tain vSamuel Uri-'ham's j^arrison in 
171 L and he was one of a committee of ele\ en who selected the twenty- 
six garrisons in Marll>orou-h that \ear. Ahout 20 years after the decease 
of Captain Ijri-ham. in 17;'.(). this street was part of the main street 
throuj^h the town. ( )n the east it follows the cross street hy the late 
Colonel A. A. 1 Lllman's. thence the l-\irm road and vSudluiry road throu.^h 
na,i;-er\ille : on the west, alonu' Beach street to Williams Ta\ern. along- 
AN'orcester street north of the pond. There were mile-stones erected along- 
this road and >>nv of the stones hore the date \~-2'.K josiah l)righam. son 
of vSamuel hLsci.. li\ed on the homestead and his son |olm (iott Bri^han: 



2 39 

alsd occupied tlu- same. TIk' latter died suddenly in the field In LsK!, 
and his wife married Dr. (ieor^e Howe. TheN' resided upon this place 
sexeral \ears. Afterward, Israel Parmenter settled here and at his death 
his \vidow man-ied jabez Ilimtinj^ton. [Captain .Samuel Bri^ham. as we 
ha\ e written, lies liuried in the old cemeterv at the rear of the hi<;h school 
and undoiibtedK' Thomas iM. and his mother also lie in the same cemeterv. 
but the places are unknown.] 

Deacon Peter Va\ alluded to the old 1 luntiniiton homestead when he 
exclaimed: •'Where is the orii^inal tree of the • I^]arl\- Pou^h": 1 
place it in .Nhu-lborounh. vSi\t\- vears a^d I went to the farm of John 
I)ri,<iham (lateK owned b\- 1 1 untin^'ton ) and there ate the early '.Sweet 
l^ou<2,h ' under a tree more than two feet through. If any tree has a better 
record foj- the 'IvirK P)out;h," show it up. It is the best early sweet apple 
we haxe. l'"ort\- \ears a^-o 1 went to the east ])art of Marlborough and 
procured some scions of the ' .Spurr ' ap])le. so called, and found the true 
name to be ' Ilubl)ardson Nonesuch.' It is the best lar;j,e apple culti\ated 
for the earh winter market. Put e\er\- tree has its natural location for 
2"rowth and fruitage.'" and Marlboi-ou<''h ma\' well be called the aiii-)k' town. 




THE ()\A) WlL'.Wn:. SOITII STREET. 



Coming from o\ er the seas as did our own American forefathers fr(;m 
the oppression of l-]n;4land. the early Irish settlers were a remarkably law- 



240 

abiding and patriotic race. In the war of the Revohition and in our Ci\il 
war. Irishmen hckl their own with lieroic deeds. Qiioting Airs. (). A. 
Cheney, " we place the name of Theolxdd Matliew . the Apostle of Tem- 
perance, beside that of John Eliot, the Apostle ti) the Indians, and we 
speak of John Boyle O'Reilly in the same breath \\ ith Henry W. Long- 
fellow." 

Few houses in Alarlborough ha\c greater interest than the one pictm-ed 
aboye. Here liyed William, father of Bernard Brewin ; Michael Burke, 
father of Michael and Thomas Burke ; Walter Wall, father of Patrick 
\\'all ; and Patrick (^uirk, father of John (|iiirk. In this house the Hrst 
Mass in Marlborough was said b\ leather Hamilton (Re\ , (Jeorge Hamil- 
ton) who came from Sa\on\ille to oflieiate. 




RI•:^■. ¥R. HAMILTON. 



After this llr.st Mass in the Arcade. Father Hamilton ne\ er came to 
Marlborough, but Re\-. John I'^n-le\ of Milford used to come eyery Sun- 
day to celebrate Mass in the old house of Lawrence Carey on Mulberry 
street, now Lincoln. In the latter house in I.S'jI, Father Farley celebrated 
a midnight Alass the night before Christmas. The Catholic population of 



241 

Marlborough then luimbcrccl we are tokl not more than twenty-five people. 
Today there is an attendance in the Church of the Immaculate Conception 
of 4,50**1 '"■'*^^ i'l Saint Mary's church of 4,000, making; a total of ,S,;")00 
souls. 




CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, 
PROSPECT STREET. 



The next priest to visit Marlborough was Rev. Napoleon Mignault 
of Webster, there being at this time several Catholic French families. At 



242 

these ser\ices the French and Irisli Catholics attended to^etlier. and the 
priest, a \erv elociuent i^entleinen, preached lioth in French ami l]np;Hsh. 
When Father Farley first celebrated Mass the congrcj^ation was too large 
for a private dwelling, and as the weather was fine, ]Mass was celebrated 
in the open air on vSouth street, an altar ha\ ing been erected under the 
beautiful old tree in front of the house ]:)ictured above. After this, Mass 
was said e\ erv month. In those early days, the Catholic settlers felt more 
and more strongh as time went on that they needed a church ot their 
own, and upon Mt. Pleasant was the lirst little church built. 

Re\ . b)hn Welch was the lirst resident clergyman and Re\-. John A. 
Conlin, the second. The latter in ISC.T. was succeeded l)y Father Maguire 
whn died in isTd. Re\ . J. Delahanty was his successor and resided here 
o\er fi\e \ears. Re\ . lames Donegan was settled here in 1N7<>. and was 
followed b\ Father P. A. McKenna at whose death Father 'J\ B. Low ney, 
the jjresent pastor, succeeded. When the little cluuch was erected on Mt. 
Pleasant, which conuuaiuls an extensi\e and delightful ]M-ospect, the 
tower first built was exti-emel\ high. This was carried off by a terrific 
gale and a shorter tower was substituted. Latei- on the church itself was 
destro\ed b\ Hre. and in bsiw; tb.e Church of the Inunaculate C\)nception 
was erected. It was intended at first to build this of granite from the 
(|uarr\ near ]-a\k-/. Huntington's homestead, but the stone ]u-o\ ed so hard 
that brick was sult^tituted, vSome \ears later the cluu-ch was remodeled 
to the present tine edifice. 







PR()l'()Si;i) IMMAL TLATl-: C( )NCi: I'lK )N fAI^Oi.'! II AL SLilOOL. 



The prfccdiiiL;- picture i^ taken troiii the architect's ilrawin^' of a 
school to be erected under the super\ ision of Re\-. T. 1>. Lowney and is 
expectctl to he reach' for occupancy by .Sept. 11)11 , It will be located on 
parochial property and will face on Washington Court, It will contain 
eight rooms and will accommodate about four hundred pupils. 



244 



CHAPTER XIII. 




PLEASANT STREET IN Yf. OLDEN DAYS. 



From the vSmith or Gibbon house there was no other until you reached 
the oUl •* 15io;elo\v long; house " which they tell us was built by Mr. John 
l^oyd. William Howe purchased and built on the northerly end where 
he kept store three years, followed by Thomas Howe, who was succeeded 
by the Bigelow brothers " L. and L." Lambert Bigelow kept cotuitry 
store here and reared in the house-part a family of eight children. In 
those days many houses contained a room set aside in which to dance, 
for no regular dance hall had then been built, and no place was more of a 
favorite than the Bigelow low-studded dance room. 

Lambert Bigelow, son of Gershom, was born in 1S24, in the latter's 
little old red homestead, and as he grew to manhood married Emily Dick- 
inson of Northfield, Massachusetts, whose grandfather was a soldier in 
Bennington and whose great grandfather was killed by the Indians. Upon 
a hillside in Xorthheld is a monument erected in memory of Nathaniel, 



245 

who, when going up Panchang hill near where the monument stands, was 
shot from his horse and tomahawked and scalped l)v Indians. The report 
of the fire-arms hrought directly the people from Deacon Alexander's 
fort to the spot. '^Father who shot you?" '' Indians," he whispered, and 
expired. Martha, the lo\ ing wife, surrounded bv her children was wait- 
ing in the old fort room for the return of her husband Init there were no 
tidings until the faithfid old family horse, led by kind and sorrowing 
neighbors ascended the hill and halted with his lifeless burden before the 
door. On the following December the stricken widow ga\e birth to a son 
and she called his name Benoni — "■ the son of mv sorrow." He grew to 
manhood but had the greatest dread of fire-arms and could not be induced 
to use them. lie could never listen to anv tale of Intlian warfare and 
when drafted into the Re\olutionarv arm\ . the officers l)eing informed of 
his inability to bear arms, assigneil him a place in the commissary depart- 
ment, lie was als(j a\erse to taking the life of an\- creature, and even to 
old age was ne\ er known to \olimtarilv speak of his father's death. Lam- 
bert Bigelow's name will alwavs be held in high esteem by all the old 
citizen's of ^Marlborough. 

The Bigelow school house was named after this man so highl\- 
respected throughout life as honest, conservative and upright. A loving 
and beloved husl)and and father and a faithful public servant, holding- 
many positions of trust, lie was Representati^•e to the (ieneral Court. 
Town Clerk for twentv-two vears and Town Treasurer for ten or more 
years. It was through his untiring efforts that the Marlborough branch 
railroad was built. ^Vs business increased he built the new house just 
above on Pleasant and Lincoln streets, and there he passed away in I860, 
his wife follo\\inu- him in isd',). 



Just before reaching the •' old long house," we pass the modern 
house, residence of William Pitt Brigham, whose son, Henry A., married 
Mary Plank. He is an engineer and mining expert, and resides in Cali- 
fornia. Ch. Emma Lcniise : (m. Waller vS. Bigelow, ch. Ethel and Ruth) 
Charles Francis ; (m. Ida 13. Campbell, ch. Eleanor, Henrv, Carl and 
Robert) Edward Bigelow ; (born in North San Juan, Cal., and named 
after his old comrade, Edward Bigelow in Marlborough, resides in Baker 
City, Oregon) and William Pitt. 



246 




THE OLD CLISBEE HOUSE. 



This house, at the CDrner of Lincohi ami Pleasant streets, was once 
the pride of the west Alarlborites with its i^reat white j^illars, its beau- 
tiful window hi<^h ab(ne, and its picturesque southern door. Mrs. Clisbee, 
a dear eccentric old ladv who had not passed out of her vard tor forty 
odd years' had ne\er lu'lield the "'late in\ention" of steam cars, and 
answered when bein<4 asked In some ladies of a church fur the loan of 
some of her loyely antique jrarnients. now so greatly prized and cherished 
h\ all persons: "'^Vm no more anli(|ue than you are. and 1 haven't any 
moreanti([ue thin<i;s than ^•ou ha\e." •• Would that she were rig-ht," sighed 
the departiuL^- \ isitors lookin*;- back at the britj^ht little lady \yho \yas in the 
olden time one of its best dancers and would reel a jIl;' to the atlmiration 
of all who were pri\ile<i^cd to see her. She was then L\ dia Lorint;" and 
used to li\e with her parents. John Lorino- and Mar\- Beaman, in the 
hotise torn down near the Benjamin Johnson or Caleb W'itherbee house 
by the pond. She married John Clisbee \\ ho built this handsome old house 
where was born Geors^e, a genius whose talents \yere midexeloped from 
lack of appreciation from those who coidd not understand him. and Mary, 
who married William Howe, whose parents were Elizabeth and Lsrael 
Howe of Sudburx . One afternoon, this smart, well preser\ed little xyoman 
was rockin;^- in one of the comfortable old time arm chairs in the low 



247 

soutlnvcstern loivj,' room on whose walls hun;j; inanv oUl time wooden- 
framed ]:)ictures. Heavy, rich, old maho^ans- furniture stood around and 
in the hij^jh cupboard built in as ot" yore beside the chimnex'. in the south- 
eastern parlor <;jleamed the lustre of (juaint old china that made a relic 
hunter's heart leap with deli^'ht. Referring- to her childhood, she said 
she remembered when there were no Lincoln or Pleasant streets, 
" nothing" but a path, and to me when I used to come home from the 
old academ\- on the common, up here seemed almost to the end of 
eyerythin;j^, for there were but few hoirses be\ond the lane and I 
remember passini^- throusjh a h'vj; ^ate to .^'et up to the end of the lane. 
Why, I remember old Mr. Packard well. I can remember old times 
much better than I can those later on. I sup]:)ose Pm not up to 
fashion, but then I ne\er did care much for the fashion. Think I rather 
enjoN bein^' a little different from others. Remember once when mother 
made me an a]:)ron, it came out a bit too short and she put a ruffle on it. 
No one was wearing" ruffles then, but instead of feeliuL;" out of fashion I 
just enjoyed being different from the others. Put I declare, e\er\ new- 
apron after that had a ruffle on it. Father was into many things. lie was 
always studying into something. First \yas the building of some new 
house; then it \yas the raising or tlic planting of something new. lie 
was greatly interested in the silk worm and he planted mulberry trees way 
up eyer so far on what is now called Lincoln street. It was all his land 
then and the trees were so thick that eyerxbody called it Mulberr\- street, 
and you '11 find it so down on the old maps of Marlborough. We children 
had to pick the leayes eyery day after school to feed the little things and 
it was great fun to hear the noise they made and to see them creep round 
and round the leaf and to watch the \yay they were treated and had to be 
cared for. Put they set a good example for they minded their ow n busi- 
ness and neyer crept or crawled away. Father used to haye great apple 
orchards that bore apples the best I e\er ate. Down in the long house of 
Lambert Pigelow, before he built his big house on the corner, they usetl 
to dance, and 'thc^ugh I was 3'oung at that time the\' used to let me go 
w ith the girls. Once I remember I w as \isiting grandfather and grand- 
mother Loring oyer near the pond, not far from the old Williams Tayern ; 
as children often haye strange ideas, so did I ha\e a pecidiar one. I some- 
how imagined that I was to liye on forever and aye : and that w hen I 
reached a hundred then I sh(ndd retrace the years and li\e it all o\er again. 
But no, grandma tried to impress upon me that I must some day die and 
she succeeded so well with her efforts that the thought became a terror to 
me and that night after my consin and I got up to Bigelow's to the dance 



248 

1 had so much anticipated, 1 crept away up licre home to mother, for 1 
knew mother wouhl know and make it all rii^ht." Sweet trustfulness of 
childhood. How the heart warms and "rows tender at that word so suj;"- 
<4estive of everything- which makes the home and family ties more dear — 
mother. Little ^hny Clisbee knew that the mother would know how- 
to comfoi-t her childish heart and she knew well. Her brother Georo-e 
and her father were well known church-oroan builders and at their death, 
and that of her mother and her own husbaiul, Mrs. Howe cann' back to 
live in the old home. Her mother had li\ ed in this house over Gl years, 
leadin;^- the simple life and believing in the (iolden Rule. Her son George 
sacrificed his life in devotion to his mother who died only nine days after 
his own death. Dear old lady Howe herself at the age of -s.'j years passed 
a\\a\ in 100'.» and the house was sold and is used at the present time for 
public educational purposes. The first organ used in the Unitarian church 
was constructed by Aaron Howe, an ingenious mechanic, son of Abraham 
Howe, who it is said became insane from excessive study upon it. It 
afterwards came into possession of Mr. John Clisliee w-ho finished and 
greatly improvetl it and set it up in the church, in Septendx-r, 1.S24. 



Opposite the Clisbee house was the old brick house where, on the 
corner of Pleasant and Lincoln streets lived for many years, Lucas 
Pigelow, son of Gershom, who married TvLihala vStowe. Lucas was well 
known as a n-iarket man and teamster from Marlborough to Boston, before 
the days of railroads. They had Fatty, who married John McDonald; 
and jenny, who married Major Henry O. l>righam, son of Hastings and 
Nancy (Spear) Brigham. Henry was a drummer lioy at sixteen years of 
age in the Mexican War. tlien became first lieutenant, then government 
clerk in service at Washington, D. C. He was paymaster in \()lunteer ser- 
\ ice at the head of the Pay Department of the (ndf, from ISC", to 1<S65, 
then in regidar ser\ ice, stationed in Detroit. Children of Henry and Jenny, 
llattie Josephine who married L. C. llawkes of reportorial ability [ch. 
p^ ranees, Jenny, Marjory.] Before she died •• Aunt Mahala " would relate 
her experience at the time she decided to be "up-to-date" and make a 
'• tea " for her neighl^ors. Donning shawl antl bonnet she ste]:)ped o\ er 
to Avuit Nabby Howe who accepted the ceremonious in\ itation to '* come 
spend the afternoon and stay 'til after tea." l>ut when the hostess knocked 
at lady Clisbee's door, that little liright-eyed woman ciuite took her down 
with: ''Spend all mv afternoon with you and Abby ? Well, I guess 
not ! And stay to tea? Well, I shan't do any such a thing 1 I 've got tea 



J49 

enough at my own home, Mahahi l)i«gclo\\ 1 " The latter wouUl tell this 
story with a merry laujgh, tor she ne\er bore an\- _t;riKl<;e toward her 
good neighbor and always made the best of things in this life, believino- 
as she said: "'If you can't get cream, you might as well learn to lo\e 
your sasser of skim milk." She would often be found at her brother-in- 
law Lambert's house across the way, among whose children were ()li\ ia 
(who married Alden B. Bigelow of New York city. (Children, Emih, 
Edward, Ik-atrice. ) Richard and Fred died, and Atldie married the 
author William Drysdale (one chikl, William). vShe married second W. 
S. Stevenson. 

It was before Ella had mo\ ed to Detroit. The latter luul married Mur- 
i'a\ Baker, son of Re\-. Jacob I3aker. Their children were Blanche, (m. 
riK^rnton Field, a prosperous ranchman of North Platte, Nebraska,) 
Theodore, (m. Julia Mumfortl, ch. Edward antl vSam,) George, treasurer 
of Michigan Uni^•ersity, Ann Arbor, (m. Gertrude Deane). Florence 
(m. Frederick Ilart of Detroit, ch. Frederick), Emily and Irving. 

Aunt Mahala was an encyclopedia as to genealog\- and often spoke 
of Martha Baker, (daughter of Dr. John,) who marrving Aaron H. Fel- 
ton, had a large family of children. Harriet [Roger Bo}d, brother to 
vSamuel, and Joseph ; one ch. Jennie.] Caroline, [Phelps.] Catherine B., 
[Jewett.] Silas D., [Dudley.] Sarah D., [Lewis.] Lo\-inah, [Cutting; 
Xiles.] John S., [Gibbs.] Henry F., [Hoyt.] Ann AL. [Bullard.] 
Charles M., [Twitchell.] Jeanette, [Kirk.] William L., [Atwood.] 

The writer of this work, herself, has often clasped hands with the 
sweet little mother of these twelve children whose home had been liright- 
eiied bv the \'oice of the celebrated Adelaide Phillips, and other celeb- 
rities as vears went on, before she whis]:)ered "'gootl bve." 



Next to the Clisbee house is that of William Howe who married 
Abigal Fay, sister of Mark Fay, an interesting oUl lad\- who li\ed to be 
100 years old. Mr. (ieorge Howe, nephew of William, now resides 
here. He married first Susan Slocum, second Delia Drin-y (ch. Alfred) : 
third Harriet F. Coburn of Warren, Maine, (children, William and 
Everett. 



The church in early days faced south and in the little red school 
house, standing close by, the foundation of education of many a Marl- 
borough citizen was laid. In the time of Mr. Packard, the seats in the 
old church, erected in l.so.'t, which in former days faced Midberry street. 



250 

were large, square pews hoUlint;- two or three families, but ;j;enerally 
none too lart^-e for the famil\- of many children. Considerable import- 
ance was attached in the earl\- times to the seating of people in the 
meeting house. The \\ riter is in possession of a plan of the seating of 
the churcii at that time, showing three aisles and 44 square pews in the 
l)od\- of the church and ti\e on eacli side of the pidpit besides the front 
one which the\ called the ••deacon's scat." There was a \-ery high 
pulpit with a closet underneath: the gallery extended around three sides 
of the lioirsc and in the back ]xirt of the gallery were square pews owned 
bv some of those who owned pews below. When the church was built, 
there were no means pro\ ided to heat it. and small foot stoves or 
thoroughlv heated bricks were carried by all. After a few years two of 
the ]:)ew s near the pul])it were taken out and two box sto\es set up. 
Standing for pra\ers the w < )rship]U'rs would turn up the seats, and great 
was the noise when at the Amen, down came the seats with a clatter and 
a ban'''. 



Who in these later \ears does not remember ReiduMi D(jle.- A 
pleasant-faced, cheer\- old man of o\ er '.>'.! years. Coming from ^Vcton, 
he had H\ed here oxer 70 \ears of his life and was fidl (jf stories of the 
olden times, of the s]:)inning and w ea\ing, the making of the linsey-woolsey 
oarments. the furnitm-e and the tin dishes full of grease in which was 
inserted a wick, all of which ga\e out a ••brilliant light.'' In Acton 
when he was ten \ears old he went to work. At eighteen he mo\ ed to 
Concord. lie saw (ieneral Lafa\ette and remembered well the great 
reception gi\en to the distinguished friend of America, and (xeneral 
(jeorge Washington. Reuben Dole's grandfather was in the Rexolution- 
ary War, and he himself had seen four wars — that of 1.S12, Mexican, Ci\il 
and Spanish-^Vmerican. •• Do \ou know w lu the men alwa\s took the 
end of the pews at church?" he would ask. ''Our forefathers began 
that custcjm so that in case of alaiin the\ could rush out first with their 
guns which thev alwa\s carried with iliem where\er the\ went. lie cast 
his first \ ote in \s:\-2 for Andrew Jackson and from that time ne\er 
neglected to exercise his right of franchise. •• We had some stirring 
times in those old town meeting (la\s in Cotting hall. " 

He had travelled to California before the railroads were built, a no 
eas\- joiu-nev. •' Ha. ha, " he would chuckle, •• I ne\er had the blues in 
all mv long life ; ne\ er fretted and beliex ed that exervthing would come 
out all rii-ht. and it did. Take for instance when I walked into the (jld 



251 

Bigeluw store wIrtc vSam IIowc, vSani (Jilihon. Mark Fax and Lamliert 
Bigelow were talking together, and asked that time when I was hard up, 
who'd loan me enough to get nie through m\- trouble. It was Lambert, 
and I shall never forget it if I live to be as old as Metluisaleh, and when 
I borrowed the money I didn't borrow trouble and the clouds soon passed 
by. " Ili.s greatest enjoyment was cutting and saw ing wood and climl)- 
ing the trees with boyish glee. One time his daughter chided him for 
climbing. " I'm old enough to take care of m\self. " laughed the old 
gentleman of '.1.') years and continued to climb e\en into the hearts of 
many. One day he went to slee]) and passed on to meet the wife and 
children. lea\ ing his two daughters. Mrs. Ellen I'ratt and ^Iv^. John 
Howe, to miss, with many others, his cheerv smile. Children of 
Lorenzo and Ellen Pratt : Cliffortl, (who married Jessie I'homson), and 
Blanche. 

The old time stories are still sought by the children of the present 
day of Marlborough, noted in time past for its aj^ples and sweet cider, 
its beauty of hill and dale ()\-er and through which e\en totlay all loxe to 
roam. The pride of many a pasture has been destro\ed. The l)eautifid 
bordering Inish. with which Marlborough in ve olden days w'as o\errim, 
has been nearly exterminated. Dwiglit, in his ''Tra\els," speaks of the 
same and tells of its being "• a seri(nis anntnance to the farmers of New- 
England. " The two \er}- early ministers at time of separation of the 
church are pictured elsewhere and an antiipiarian exclaimed : •* The old 
men rise in memory as plainly as though their faces had been taken by 
Luther Rice in the old daguerreotyping gallery that used, as time went 
on, to be anchored on the west meeting house common. " The ministers 
of that day were looked upon with utmost respect, vea, reverence, and 
the preached word from their li]:)s was treasuretl up as spoken by 
authority. 

Rev. S. F. Bucklin was the gootl ]xirson of the East \'illage. 
Standing in his high eminence, he discoursetl to the people awav dow n in 
the pews below, while above him hung the old bell-shaped sounding 
boartl \\ hich {o all young minds seemed to hang upon so slender a thread 
as to endanger the parson's life. At that time there seemed to be a great 
gulf between the east and west parts of the town, politically, socially and 
religiously ; each part locjking upon the other as Samaritans and desiring 
••no dealings with them." With what reverence and awe did the yoimg 
look upcjn these men \vhen either came as " committee " to xisit the 
district school, and as he entered, e\ery sound was hushed and the order 
would come from the inaster, '■• The school will rise I " antl all wmdd stand 



252 




L XITARIAX ClURCll OF TO-DAY 



<^azing and l•)l•eatIlk■^s until his hat. coat and muffler were duly placed by 
the master upon the desk, when at the order. '' He seated 1 " the scholars 
would aL,^ain regain breath antl resume their studies, manifesting great 
assiduity, though all the time keeping a sly eye on the dignitary and 
wondering that so much intelligence, wisdom aiul piety could be centered 
in one man. 

I^ater on came the doctrine of Uni\'ersal Sahation in the East 
X'illage which doctrine met with great opposition from the sturdy 
CaKanists. The idea that no punishment was to follow after death was 



^53 

too shockiii,^- tobc tolerated ami one ^ciod old lady declared the doctrine 
mio-ht do for some folks, but as foi- her she heliexed in '■ lietter things. " 
At the time the West Church was :).") feet h.n^and 10 feet wide with 
a i;allerv runnin<; aroimd three sides, the list of pew holders and the 
amotmt paid for same was as follows: 

Lovewcll aiui Samuel How Jr. $132.75 
Joel Fclton I35'5" 



Georije Williams 


$262.25 


Daniel Ste\ens Jr. 


260.00 


Samuel Gibbon 


265.00 


Thomas Rice 


-5 1 --5 


William and John Boyd 


205.75 


Abner Britjham 


102.25 


Jabez and >hirtin Rice 


70.(50 


1 Iczekiah Ma\ nard 


58.50 


John Bontl 


1 16.00 


Peter Rice 


208.50 


Silas Gates 


249.50 


Deacon Ik'njamin Rice 


263.00 


Joseph How Jr. 


258.00 


Society's pew or •'deacon's 


seat ■' 


B. Rice 


165.00 


Daniel Stevens 


205.00 


Stephen Felton 


1S7.00 


Arch. How 


13^-75 


Aaron Brii^ham 


127.50 


Warren Brii^ham 


90.25 


Jotham Brigham 


50.00 


Joseph Trowbridije 


51.50 


Caleb Brigham 


77.00 


William Biglow 


109.75 


Eleazer How 


108.50 


William Gates 


139.00 


Moses How 


138.75 


Josiah Fay 


131-75 


Jabez Bent 


173.00 


John Stevens 


123.00 


Abraham How 


1-3-5" 


Ephraim Brigham 


131-75 


Solomon Barnes 


132.00 


Ananias Cook 


13^-75 


Ithamar Brigham 


1^9-75 


John and Francis Gleason 


122.25 


Rev. A. Packard 


126.00 


Deacon Moses Ames and Joseph 


Brigham 


i-:3-.5o 


Col. Luke Drury 


123.00 


Roger Phelps 


177-^5 


List of ministers to 


date : Re 



Phineas How 


138.00 


Deacon \\'illiam l>arnes 


109.50 


Windsor Wartl 


1 1 ( ) . 0( ) 


l>eniamin 1 low 


Sv75 


Aaron How Jr. 


6 1 . 00 


Levi Wilkins and Jonas Dar- 




ling 


48.50 


M. R. Brigham 


91-75 


(iershom Rice 


127.25 


William .Vrnold 


134.00 


Lorv Bigelow 


169.75 


Daxid Temple 


173-75 


(iershom Bigelow Jr. 


174.50 


A. S. Brigham 


98.00 


(jilbert How 


6(j.2 5 


Israel Gonlding 


62.50 


B. Rice Jr. 


55-50 


Henry How 


56.00 


Eli Rice 


56.00 


Seth Rice 


45 ■-\5 


Josiah Brown 


4-1 ■ 75 


Joseph How Jr. 


4"- 75 


I>uc^• Wyman and Fortimatus 




Brigham 


44 --5 


Ithamer Brigham 


52.25 


Stephen How and others 


65.25 


Daniel Stevens and others 


64.^5 


Ephraim Barber 


52.50 


Windsor How 


4- -75 


Heirs of Elihu Maynartl 


33-4" 


Sylvanus How 


4-1 ■ 75 


Francis Hudson and James 




Wright 


46. ex J 


Abraham How 


51.50 


William Biglow 


54.00 


William Holyoke 


51--5 


Samuel Brown 


65.50 


William Felton Jr. 


6;^.(X) 


Daniel Stevens Jr. 


87-75 



Revs. Asa Packard, .Seth Alden. Willi;; m 



^54 

^lorse. Horatio Al^cr, William C. Tcnney, Eugene l)e Xonnandie, 
Calvin Stehbins, jaim-s II. W'ij^o-in, Richard A. (;riirin, ICdward F. 
IIa\ wood. 




THE IIOMK OF LEWIS T. FR^'E. 

Passing, up Pk-asant street from the church where iiearln stands the 
house which Ahel Rice built from the timbers of the ^-rantl old trees 
blown down in the j^reat t;ale of LSI,") and sold it to John Ilolvoke who 
had married vSusan l)ri;j,ham. ( ld.ie\ were neighbors to Joel Hri^ham, 
son of jedediah. who marrietl Lydia Dickinson from NorthHeld, and was 
in earU time^ connected with the firm of L. iv: L. Bi^elow. (Their child- 
ren are Fanin . married ()li\er Ilawes, a ranchman in California; Julia, 
secretar\ of our Societ\ of Natural IIistor\ until she resigned to ^o to the 
Golden .State, and Henrietta Marsh.) 

Passin!^- this last house we come to the one ])icturi'd abo\e. which 
was the snu;^- little home of !>ew is d\ l*"r\e, who had man-ietl Le\ ina 
Felton, <4randdaui;hter of (jershom Bij^elow. Lewis was an energetic 
man of sterlin;4- character. He represented this town in Lei^islalure in 
LS.'ii ; was the Hr^t captain of No. 2 T->n^ine Co. and was a well known 
shoe manufacturer in Marl])orouL;h. Here in earh' times he li\ed with 
his famiU which included fohn Addison l'^r\e who today is one of Marl- 
borou'^h's most respected and prominent citizens, and one of the largest 
and most successful shoe manfacturers in the city. He markets his leather 
product> himself, and his j^oods are tirst class, anil known to the trade far 



255 

antl w itlc. lie was the first one in town to introduce electricity into his 
lar^e factory on Pleasant street, for li^■luin^■ ]:)urposes, owning' his own 
plant. In his factory may be found all the latest antl best of the many 
labor-sa\ ini4' machines, and (l.OOO pairs per da\ of bo<ils and shoe^ are 
\early tiu^netl out from this place of business. In connection \yith the 
manufactm^e of shoes, he introduced a curr\in<4- department to furnish 
leather for his own and export trade; the capacity beinii; three tons daily. 
He is probabh' the only manufactiu'er of shoes who runs his own curryin;^- 
department. John ^V. Frye cast his first Note for Abraham Lincoln, and 
still remains a tlecided Republican. He married from the old Eli Rice 
homestead, Ehira, daughter of Otis Russell, and their children now li\ in<;- 
are: Walter P., who is connected in business \yitli his father, and married 
Adeline Holyoke. (children. John, Robert and Russell.) Carrie L., who 
married Herbert M. llazelton, (ch. Helen.) Delia M., who married John 
W. Morse of the I'. S. na\ \', (ch. I'rances. ) John A. Fr\e is one who, 
with pul)lic spirit tlonatetl to the town the land upon which the new 
Carnegie library stands, (jenerous hearted, outspoken, but honest, he has 
the esteem ot all who tndy know him. Being asked one (la\" a question 
upon w hich he was in douln. his answer came quickh : " I don't kno\y 
about that cpiestion but try me on leather I " The reply was the key to 
his whole business career; and on important knowledge of the boot and 
shoe business, this succes>ful manufacturer has no peer. In late \ears he 
has entered s(j extensi\-el\- into the building of blocks antl dxyelling houses 
in our city that he is now calletl Marlliorough's King of i>uilders. 




THE ST?:i)MAX WIIKELKR HOUSE. 



256 

This picturrsc[Uf little honu' spoken of in the follow iivj,' article was 
\vhat was known in later (la\s as the aboxe. vStednian Wheeler was our 
expressman and well known for many years, who \yith his wife. .Sophro- 
nia Howe, held the highest respect and reg'ards of their tow nsnien. .\fter 
Elbridge Howe hadhuilt and nio\ etl to his ne\\" house on W'inthrop street, 
Stedman purchased the little house on Pleasant street, and here were born 
Fred, (a ]:)ron-iinent drug-^ist who married Orah X. Trull.) Frank, (who 
followed his father in business and married Ilattie J. b^stabrot)k. children, 
Lcroy and Lloyd:) and Ilattie. who married George, son of Otis Russell. 
Their Children are Clifton, (he marrietl Bertha R. Ste\ ens. ch. William 
'J'helma and Clifton) : and Bertha, who m. Homer Ilanscom. 




THE OLD STEPIIKX IIOWl-: HOMESTEAD. 

Returning to early days, to Jonathan •• I'^nsign " son of Thomas Brig- 
ham 2(1 and Mary (Rice) Brigham. we read of the former marrying his 
cousin, Mary Brigham, daughter of John and Mary (Fay) Brigham; and 
settling on a part of his father's homestead. Among their children was 
Ruth, born in 1704. who married Joseph Howe, she being his second 
wife. .Vmong their large family of children was Artemus who married 
in 17()7, Mary Bigelow, sister of lieutenant I\ory Bigelow . Artemus and 
his brothers Joseph, Thaddeus and Phineas. had an aggregate of ;V.> chil- 
dren who liyed to the aggregate age of .'lOl years, and their wiyes to the 
aggregate of '.'>:]■> years, a rare instance of fruitfulncss and lf)ngeyity. 
Among the children of Artemus Ho\ye and Mar\- Bigelow. was Lydia, 



^57 

who married Isaac Maxnard. ( \\ liosr ^()n AinoiA' l)C'cainc' the' father of the 
town of NhixiKird. where he was the founder of the well known wdolen 
mills, and the town was named in his honor), and Stephen, who married 
in Isd'.l. vSusanna. or Suke\ r)ri;4'ham. dauL:,htei of Lewis l)ri>4ham. Stephen 
and Snke\ lixed here until their death. d'heir son. I'^lhrid^v. married 
^>al>iM I lolman I low e and built the Stedman Wdieeler house, which w as the 
Inrthplace of their four children, h^mih-. the late xice-re^ent of the I). 
A. R. L'iiapter of Marlhorou^h ; Salira. who married W. C I lazeltine. a 
retired jeweller: (the\ ha\i' one son. I lolman. and dauuhter l.thel hv 
iu'st wife.) .Stephen, a prosperous merchant in New lla\en. Conn., 
whose death was deplored 1)\ countless frieinls. (lie married Anna Wilder 
and had two sons. J. Wdlder and I'211iridL;'e : ) and the late (>eor;4-e A. 
Ilowe. Marll)orou;4h"s second Ma\(U\ and the \-oun;4est member of John 
A. Rawlins Post I'A, G. A. R.. a man of hi^h moral and social standiuL:,- 
who married h^mma Whitteniure of Sprini^tield. (TheN" ha\'e three chil- 
dren. I'Aalita. Frances and Hester.) Ell)rid^■e Howe was for twent\- \ears 
selectman, a memherof the in\ esti^atiuL;' hoai'dot Marlborough's .Sax ini^'s 
Uank and for ten \ears was its president, also president of the I'e<)ple's 
liank until his death. He was an actixe member of the second parish, a 
man of intej^ritx and decided conxiction. beliex in^ that a man's xxord 
should l)e as i;'ood as his bond, and his son (ieorL;'e ( xx hose death xxas a 
sorrow to ?^IarlborouL:,"h ) inherited his father's strong conxictions; honest 
and conscientious to a hi''h dej/ree. 




Tllli LL'KE WOOD IIOL'SE. 



258 

A \erv restful little home is the ]:)reee(lini;-. a few stejys from that of 
Ithamer Brigham. It was in is.")!) that John W'ooil and his wife ICliza- 
heth landed in New \'ork from the cotton manufacturing- district, Lanca- 
shire. iMi^-land. Thev settled in Fitchhur;^-. where in 1.S27, Luke was 
l)orn. whose parents mo\ed to Xorthboro. in which place he was educated 
and became a fa\()rite with all. In Ls.')() John mo\ ed to MarlboroUL^'h 
with his famih'. luuin^- purchasetl the (iershom iiij^elow ])lace in the 
Robin Hill district. Luke en^-a^ed in shoe makin;^ while his lather carried 
on the farm. In the follo\vin;4- autumn Luke was o\erheard vehemently 
asserting- that the time would come when shoes would be pe;j,';4etl by 
machines and that he himself could and would make a machine that would 
do it. This was probabK the first mention of the pe;j,';4in;4' machine e\er 
made. His hearers ne\ er heard or dreamed of such a thin^' and receixed 
the assertion with sneers of contemptuous unbelief, and his lather treated 
it as a piece of xouthful impudence and self-conceit. 

In l.S.')I Luke married Luc\ . eldest tlauiihter of Louisa ( IJij^elow )and 
El)er Howe. Ks([,. son of J^\l\anus and .^arah (ileason Howe. The 
vouni;- couple settled tlow ii to housekeeping^' in a home of their own where 
Julian, their onlv son was born. .Shorth' after. Luke was stricken w ith 
chronic rheumatism from which he remained an inxalid to his death. 
Eio-ht years later the tirst power pe^^ini;- machine e\ er seen in these 
parts was j^laced in I". IJrii^ham (.\; Co.'s shop in Hudson. Luke at once 
resohetlon puttin;4' his ideas into ])ractice. lie aiKanced his model — 
then an old soaj) box. w ith its aw 1 bars and pc^^ bars and its cams made 
of wood — the first successful foot power peli■^■in^' machine e\er iiuented; 
beautiful and s\ uimetrlcal in all its parts, destined as it afterwards 
proved, to do u,"ood ser\ ice e\ en in far distant Brazil. From this time, 
inxention after iinention followed from the acti\e brain ot Luke Wood 
whose genius was nexer at rest all throu;j.-h the infirmities of his painful 
disease. In l.s77 he breatli.d his last. lea\ in<4' his wife ami son. Julian P. 
AV'ood. oiu" citv meter insp.'jtor. who has inherited his father's i^enius. 
and resides in the abo\e home with his mother and wife. Mrs. Susie 
Christie. 



Comin;j,- down from the Puritan. Thoma-- l)ri^■ham. we find Ithamar. 
son of Capt. Ithamar and Ruth (Ward), who married Catherine Parnes, 
dau<:^hter of Solomon and Jiulith Barnes, anil built a substantial house 
near Maplewood cemetery which was laid out in later \ ears on some laml 
Itelon^^ini;- to the abo\ e estate. Here in 17^.") Ithamar and Catherine 



^59 




ITllAMAR 15RI(,II.\M HOMESTEAD. 

li\e(l in peace and prospcrit\ . The War of the Re\i)hiti()ii had passed 
and Alai'lborouo'h had re<;aiiied lier tloinestic lite and liad settled down to 
the prosperity which little In' little luul come to her. vSe\ en children 
were horn to Catherine and Ithaniar, amon^' whom were Moses and Eli. 
The former, six \ears older than his brother, soon set the matrimonial 
example b\- marr\ insj^ Miss vSusan Fos^ate, of I)erlin, settinj^" up house- 
keepin;^ in his new home at Crane Meadow . Moses seemed to be the 
favored ne])he\\ of his Uncle Silas, who married Persis Stowe of vSouth- 
boroni^h, and so all the personal ]:)ropert\- of the latter came to the Ci"ane 
iSIeadoNv home — the old grandfather clock, tlie pewter plates, the lovely 
pink cups, the curtains patched and darned Iw Aiuit Persis herself, the 
big pink dish which held the wedding cake for ^b)ses and his bride: the 
pillow-cases spun from the \er\' Hax Aunt Persis raised, and the wonderfid 
old pewter tankard used at commtmion table in the old Southborough 
church — for Silas kept bees and the old tankard made a niost convenient 
receptacle for the hone\- they made. 



All these possessions came at last to the Crane Meadow home as tlid 
later on the two little girls v^usan and Lucy. "Those were da\-s when 
children were brought up to work and not to be mere butterflies, sipping 
the honev made b\' the hartl labor of their parents, " cried aged Airs. 



2 6o 




■J'lIK CRAX1-: MEADOW ilOMKSTEAl) OF MOSES llOWE. 



Bowman, while she — thr little Liicv, of lon^- years a^-o. exhibited with 
pride the blue and white cup, •• To a (iood (iirl. " j^ixen her for throw- 
ing corn and dropping the seeds one In' one which later on were to spring- 
up to gi\e sustenance to the whole faniil\-. •• I also. " laughed old 
lad\-, Mrs. ^Vhel Rice, •• had to throw coi'n. hut I didn't lia\ea mug or 
anv other present gi\en to me. " And we can well fancy that in that 
Gershom Bigelow little home of se\enteen children there was not much 
to spare in the wa\- of making gifts. 

Well. vSusan and Luc\' grew to womanhood and when the lormer 
married Mr. John HoKoke in is.'vS. tlie\- lived for a while at the old 
home and John helped his father-in-law carr\- on tiie farm imtil lie bought 
of him some land, a ste]) or two north, and built a home ot his own. 
Three years did thev li\e there, imtil one da\-, gootl ^Vbel Rice, from the 
timbers of the grand old trees blown down in the great gale of 181.'), 
built and sold this house (the second from Diamond F shoe shop) to 



26l 



Joliii Ilolyokc wlicre was born Ilclcn and VaX:\, the latter niarr\inL;- Mr. 
Joseph Hocl>4"kins. They ha\e one daughter, Helen, and live to cherish 
and preserve the heirlooms of mirrors and old china which was scarce at 
the time of marriage of !~^usan Hrii^ham and John IIoKoke, for 'twas ^\•ar 
time a^-ain and duty was on e\ erythini;-. so one could not alwa\s obtain 
full sets of china, but had to take what thev coidd. [Tiiis will 
somewhat explain the different shades we often see in sui;'ar liowl, tea 
pot and co\ er. and the \ariation of pattern found in cup, plate or saucer, 
old wine ^"lasses, old blue plates and tlishes lielon^-ini;' to ^'enerations 
ago.] 

'J'he\- tell us in earlv da\"s the neighbors were neighborh' intimate 
antl four cou[)les particularly so. These were Moses Ilowe and Susan 
I^righam of Crane Meadow , .Solomon Harnes and vSarah Howe, Israel 
Howe and wife. John L'otting and Sallie Urigham. This group of inti- 
mate friends would meet in turn at each other's home and no fashionable 
])rogressi\ e whist ]:)arties of this day can com])are in the enjo\-ment of 
those ancient time neighborly card jxirtie^. during which the big fb'p glass 
tilled with the home-made toddy was passed around for each to sip. the 
ceremony being repeatetl at time of departure. John Hohoke after the 
death of his first wife married Mrs. Xanc\- Ahiria Darling who sur\i\ed 
him until li»OS when she tlied at the age of .Si \eai-s. 




THE DANA BIGKLOW OR KMICRSON HOWl': II()^rK. 



262 

A shc^rt distance below the homestead of Ithaniar IJrii^hani still 
stands the precetling little hoube siig,ii,estin'j; "the simple life" formerly the 
home of Emerson and Lydia (Bigelow) Howe, whose daug-hter Eunice 
Ann married Chas. Dana Bi^elow. son of (lershom and Eunice Wilder 
Bigelow born in Marlliorongh in IS^M. 

Chas. Dana Bigelow was a ir.an of great cxecnti\e business ability. 
Learning the trade of shot' making of I'hos. Holder of Berlin, he soon set 
up luisiness for himself and with enterj^rise and energy he soon had tlie 
hiro-est slioe shoj) — at '.hat time — in the village, anil was the first to 
employ Canadian h^renchmen as operatives, which residted in planting 
a colon\' of enterprising citizens whose dwellings, stores and ciim-ches 
beautifv aiul adorn the district known as French Hill. 

In 1852 he met with his tirst serious misfortune, ha\ing his shop and 
all its contents destroyed b\ tire. After this he remo\ed to Xew York 
citv where he again started the manufactin-e of shoes and soon increased 
his Inisiness to immense proportions. He became the organizer of the 
Bay State vShoe and Leather Co. of Xew York city and the President of 
the same for many years. He died in Richmond, Va., in IHSo, leaving 
his willow and ti\ e ciiildren : Chas, Emerson, iiorn in Marlborinigh 1S,")1, 
a prominent business man of Xew York who succeeded his father; 
Anna; Jessie who married a son of Henry Ward Beecher : Eilmund 
Trask : and Edwin Wilder. 



2() 



CHAPTER XIV. 




i'l-IJ II 1 



.ST MARY'S L'llLRClI. 



Here we would speak of the abo\e church on Broad street. Previous 
to the formation of St. Mary's parish, the French residents of Marlborouo-h 
atteiuled Mass at the Church of the Immaculate I^onception on Prospect 



264 

street Init as the French people in tlii> city increased in numliers, that 
chnrch became too small, to accommodate all its parishioners and St. 
Mary's parish was established in ISTO. Its attendance in HMO is 4,000 
souls. The first pastor was Father (iouesse, who built the above vSt. 
Mary's Church and parochial house, and established the parish 
on a firm foundation. Rev. Octave LePine was his successor. Following 
him, Rev. J. Z. Dumontier who labored here for a long period, and 
died 1SS',I lamented bv every citizen in Marlborough. He established 
St. Ann's Academv and in many ways built up and strengthened the 
parish. 










-^ N- 



t 



d=i-- 



■• List, "tis imisif sU-alini^-: list to tlu' i-oiUL'iit licll."' 
Fntil the Convent was completed the Sisters taught in the l)a-emeiU 
of the church. On June l-'-th the dedication by Archlusjiop WilHams 
took place. lie congratulated them on the generous heli) given them by 
the reverend jxislor and Father Bruneau delivered an able discourse on 
"Education." This was the formal opening of the school which soon 
developed into a boarding school to satisfy the great demands of parents 



:65 



(k'siiiiiy; their chiklreii tu atteiul. The luiiUhng" \v;is soon over crowcletl. 
Fatlier Dumontier tlied, hut left the Inilk of his property to the vSisters in 
behalf of the convent. In the year IMIM the new extension was completed 
and the academy of "St. Ann," started out with two hundred pupils. 
It is finely located and e\'ery facility is afforded here for a practical and 
highly finished education. Father J. Camille Caisse, successor to Father 
Dumontier is resident pastor. We are told the lirsi French settlers were 
Messrs. Frank Archamliault, iVlexandrc Grenier, Leon Bourgeois and 
Joseph Beaudreau. The first French burial was Mr. Xaviei' Morin in 
18711. On his tombstone \ve read : '* This monument Avas donated bv 
the French congregation in remembrance of the first both' interred in 
this cemeterv." 




]]()VS COLLEGE. 
This building was erected in Ls'.k; at a cost of $27,000 bv Rev 



266 



|, C. Cais.se, conducted liy tlie .Sisters of St. Ann. Here are ei^ht school 
rooms. One hiru,e hall tor parish reunions. The College is capable of 
holding four hundred pupils. Three hundred pupils in general attend 
school there. 




Till-: llOMKSTEAl) OF EBKR IIOWK. 



Returning to the left-hand road near the Ithamer l)righani Imnie- 
stead. we journe\ on to the I-^her Howe homestead in the Rolnn llill 
district. lie was a hard-working fanner who li\ed to he se\ ent\-se\ en 
years old. He first huiU the wooden house now the rear of the brick 
front w hicii he added as time went on. He was for many \ears one of 
Marlliorough's Selectmen, and marr\ing (jershom Rigelow's daughter, 
he became father of Luc\-, vSilas. (m. ^Vnn (i. Snell of Xorthlxiro. ch. 
(iilman Bigelow . the (ienealogist. Iildward Porter, (ieorge Arthur and 
Lewis AKin,) Augusta, (m. ^Manson S. Howe. ch. Austin Dartlett, 
who married Emily M. llolden; ch. lildith. who married Robert Carter. ) 
Lydia. (m. .Vustin B. Lawrence,) Mary, (m. Austin 15. La\yrence, ch. 
lilugeiie Parker, m. Agnes Xoin^se,) Cordelia. ( m. Alanson v^. Howe, 
ch. \\'aUer IL. ()li\ia Augusta, m. l-Ldnumd W. Wheeler, Ella L., m. 
Walter A. Wheeler and Ciiester. ) Annie L.,'^{m. Lewis 15, Wheeler, 
ch. Waldo L.) 



•67 




THE WILLIAM C. ALLKX IIOMKSTEAI). 



•" Did \'()U nc\ cr hear ot a pc■l>ldc-^t<llK■ house.'"' asketl an old L^eiule- 
man. "'Then ^o up to the Rolnn Ilill (h^triet and see the ]:)ictiiresejue 
little old home of the Aliens. \t>n<j; \ears a!4(j." William C. Allen was a 
farmer antl after the death of his wife, Elizabeth Lorin^\ from the old 
Lorin*^ homestead near Williams lake, he married Mrs. ICmiline Ieid<s of 
Cimiberland Hill, R. I. iJy Eli/aheth he had Sophia, (m. A. K. 
(Jraves, ch. Harrv, ) John (m. Ann W'alcott. nine children. 1. Fred W'., 
m. Amelia vSumpter; he was Master Workman and Chaplain, A. (). U. 
W., antl a member of the Masonic Lod^e, three children, .Vbbie, Marjory 
and .Vmy. ) Edward E., chairman Eicense Commissioners since I'.IOI. P. 
\[. Alasonic Eod^e, a member of Houghton R. .V. Chapter, I'rinitv 
Com. K, T., and a zealous worker in the .Second parish church. .■'), Wil- 
liam A. Allen, a prosperous merchant of the firm of l)o\iiton i\: Allen 
director of the First National Bank, trustee of the Marlborough Sax'ings 
Bank, a member of the Masonic Eodge, Hoiig'hton R. A. Chapter and 
a popular club member; m. Emma Corev, granddaughter of Thomas 
Corev, one child, John G.) 4, Walter E., Registrar of \'oters l.s;).") to 
I'.IO-Jr, Free Mason, ( )dd Fellow, .Secretary L'nion Club. .'>. Ahir\ E. ( m. 
William IE Osgood of Peabodv, Mass. Tax Collector and Clerk of Com- 
mittees, President Common Council in I'.Kll and l\H)-2. Free ^Mason and 
member of Houghton Chapter, R, A. M.) IClizabeth, m. Edwin War- 



268 

iKT. two childiTii. Arlluir aiul Lottie.) Cluirlottf. (m. lloi-atio Cook, 
two children. L'harks Allen Cook. cx-Coiincilman, Aldennan. Water 
Commissioner, one of the organizers of the Co-o]:)erati\ e iJank in l.s'.K), 
and director since, member of Masonic Lod^e and Comniandery. 
Lizzie vS. Cook, m. HarrN J. Pratt of Winchendon. ex-Coiincilman and 
^\'ater Commissioner of Marlhorou^h. 



A little \\a\ from the Allen house was the home of tlie oldest person 
e\er connected with the Rohin Hill school. Lebbeus Cook, who died 
a'^etl ninety-one years. This \enerable patriarch who li\ed to a sturdy 
and xii^-orous old ai^'c \yas enabled before liis death to gi\e many interest- 
ing' reminiscences connected w ith his alma mater. The first school house 
was erected in this district in i7C.2, though schools had been kept at 
^arious pri\ate houses some ti\ e or six years prexiously, Mr. Lebbeus, 
called the none<4-enarian. althouL^h he had li\ed in Marlborough from the 
time he was fne years of ai;e, was a nati\e of Cumberland. R. L, where 
his L;ranilfather who came from I-]n;j,land. was lou^- settled as the Baptist 
minister of the town. The old oak meetin;.:,' house is still standiuL;' on 
Cnmberland llill. and occasionally occupied lor services. In his early 
da\s in Marlborough. Mr. Cook's father bought this jilace of 17.") acres 
of Jonathan IJri^iiam. 'i'he small pnx house was located on this farm 
three generations aL;'o. and one or more of its \ictims were buried near 
by. The old red farm house was torn down \ears aL;o. Mr. Cook was 
a natural mechanic as attested b\- main articles in and about his house. 
He could make the best oak cabinet e\ er seen. His bruslies show- 
remarkable inL!,enuit\'. He took a pardonable pi-ide in the Robin Hill 
school as it was in his bo\hoo<l (la\s. In those days scliolaivs had the 
ojMion of attenriii)!;- an\- school in town that they desired and many 
sch(dars came e\ en from the center. ()ften this school had sixty scholars 
and was exceeded onl\ b\ the centre school. This district at that time 
])roduced more jirofessional men than any other unless w c excejn the centre. 
Amonii,' the more i^rominent students were ti\e who became clerj^ymen ; 
Le\i l>ri;j.ham and his brother Willard l)ri^■ham. (ieor^e I'^iirbanks, 
Charles Hudson and Ru fus Lope. L^dwin Bi^elow, the lawyer. Le\i, 
I^ambert and L\ man l>iL;'elow. successful teachers were schoolmates here. 
Three families sent thirty boys to this school, to say nothing- of the girl 
delegates. In the LS.S2 Robin Hill school revmion, Lebbeus Cook was 
the onl\ sm-\ i\ ing scholar who attended the old Robin Hill school house 
in IT'.m;. 



269 

R()l>in llill \\;is in early days a w idc-aw akc disti-ict. 'riuTc. as in 
xarions sections nl the town, tlie Ixceuni was enjoyed and the xonni^'er 
members were caUed on to open the deliate, followed 1>\ the older ones. 
These meeting-s were stimulatinn'. insiructi\e and proHtalile. Tiie sulijects 
were the li\e cpiestions of the daw local, moral and political. '• We dis- 
tinctly remember the discussion upon the ([uestion." saitl Deacon D. J]. 
Goodale. " ( )uL;ht the roads in winter to be liroken at the j^ublic 
expense?" This had al\\a\s been done at pi-i\ale cost, the people of the 
district hitching- their oxen toj^ether and passing- to and fro in jolh hard 
work, 'till all the roatls were opened. \\"hittier's '• .Snowbound "' beau- 
tifidlv tells the storw l>ut e\ en he could not pu\ romance enough into it 
to satisfy the few to bear all the burden of work and cold alone, while 
others went free. This soon became a c^piestion in t(^w n meeting, when 
man\- of the citizens were mechanics, and when \ illages \\ere springing 
up. Another question was: ••()ught cattle to be restrained from run- 
ning at large in the highways:"' This also became a questioi-i ii-i town 
meeting and was one which elicited se\eral warm del)ates as late as 
bs;').-), 'J'he well-to-do farmers were op])osed to the practice. Colonel 
h^phraim ibiwe was foremost in opposition. Ichabod Dickerman and 
Lsaac Hayden in fa\()r of continuing the practice, as it was a great 
achantage to the poor man. These were some of the topics under dis- 
cussion : •• Which is the more powerful moti\e to action, the hope of 
reward or the fear of exilr" I'Zscp Farwell. Hollis Ta\ntor. "Has a man 
a moral right to lie a bachelor, or a female to lie an old maid:" Alden 
Brigham, Mr. Barber: Rev. William Morse. O. W. Alliee. •• A man 
is at sea in a lu>at with his mother, w ife and (hiughter. The boat is upset 
and he can sa\e but one: which shall he sa\e:" Dr. Ilildreth and 
vStillman ]>orden. for the n-iother : Re\ . William AL)rse and Mr. Barber 
for the wife; and Re\ . T. J. (ireenwood and W. W. Witherbee, for the 
dau-'hter. 



■' O sad were the homes on the mountain and .i^lcn 
When Angus Macdonald marched oft with his men 
C) sad was my heart, when we solilied our ijood hxc 
And he mai-eheti oft to hattle. ma\ be to die." 



While on the road so near to the home oi Lietitenant I\-orv Bigelow 
ancestor of so many Marl>orites let us ride to the homestead following. 
I\ ory Higelow son of (jershom of the •• Farms " married Sophia 
Bannister, daughter of Lietitenant John and ^hutha (Ihnward) Bannister. 



2 To 




LIEl'l'. INOm P,1(,i:L()\\ . I'ORMKRLV TIIK I'.ANMSTKR IIOMKSTKAI). 

vSophia \\;ix 1)()ni in Marlliordu^li 1717 and died at tlic i^ood old age 
of s;;. ()n tlic dfalli of l\or\'s father-in-law in 177'.l. the liannister 
place passed into his hands and has until \\ ithin a few years reniained in 
the I^igelow faniiU. horx Hi^elow was one of tlie leading men of 
Marlhorough. Ileserxed in the Re\(ilutionar\ war and there reeei\ ed 
his title of Lieutenant. Thirteen chihhen were horn to .Sophia and 
l\()r\. among whom was ( iershom the ancestor ot so man\ Marlborough 
]'>eo])le. Like his grandfather, (iershom jr., married for his lirst wife 
anotlier .\hu\ Flowe and li\ed to he SO \ears old. 



■• Oil the oki house at home where our i;randtather tiwelt. 

My heart "mid all ehauiies wherever I roam 

Ne'er loses its lo\c tor the old house at home. "" 



Thev tell us (iershom Higelow was a cpiiet. low'-\()iced man of 
whom no one spoke ill. llis legae\' had heen nothing Init a hoe and to 
hoe his own row with no man's assistance was his accepted destiny, 
Pluckily shouUlering this implement of labor, he marched out one day 
from the old homestead to l)egin life as a farmer, teaming his load each 
week down to the Uoston market (there was no express deli\erv in those 



271 




GHRSllOM IHGELOW HOMESTEAD. 

(lavs) as (lid his son Lucas Bi^vlow in the \rars following-. I^iiilding the 
little homestead aho\c\ (iershom and his wife li\ed happily with the 
seventeen children horn to them here, until one e\eninL;- after retm'nin^- 
from a lecture in town, he passed a\va\ as peacefully as liad passed the 
days of his whole life, (^uotin;^ old I'ncle Charles Bri^ham, of Ilutlson, 
who in his writinos for the Puldic exclaimed : " Our fathers, where are 
they.'" d'hey li\e in their chiklren as we shall li\e in ours, and fortu- 
nate, indeetl, \yill he an\' man or woman who can trace hacktlieir lineaij^e 
with ]:)rouder satisfaction to the early settlers of this town than the child- 
ren of the Ri<;elow fathers and mothers." 



Near the Lehbeus Cook's Farm, we tind the h^scpiire I>iLielow 
homestead (know n as that of Arthur Hi^elow . ) 

Amon*;- Gershom and Mary II(^we Bii^elow 's sexenteen children was 
Le\ i who married Nancy Ames, daughter of Deacon Moses and L\dia 
(Brigham) Ames. Le\ i \yas born in 17112. At the a^e of 1!) he com- 
menced teachin<4' school and he followed that occupation winters, for 
about thirty years, the ji^reater portion of the time in his own district. 
The remainino- months of the year he deyoted to farming;-. He was for 
some years in company with his brother Lambert in the old store on 



172 




i;s(^LiRE LE\i r>iGEL()\v 1 1( )MKsri:.\n. 



Pleasant street ( the so called •• old Ioiil:,- lioiise") where now stands the 
house of v.. Ir\ in'j,- .'^aw \er the late po])ular and nuich lamented citizen and 
SuixM-intendent at S. H. Howe Shoe Co. Main factory, Le\ i Bi,u.elow 
witlulrew from the lirm after a few years. Tlie town ^axe him many 
positions of trust all of which he was known to till w ith sterlin-j; integrity 
and steadfast opposition to anything \acillating or weak. ,Siu-\ eying, 
making out deeds, settling estates, justice of the Peace, always acti\e in 
the cause of education. represcutati\e to general court four years and one 
of the Assessors for 1 7 \ears, 1-^irmness. perse\ erance and honesty were his 
methods lie was distinguished as a school teacher and could not torgi\'e 
Rev. Asa Packard when the latter called one dav at the school in the West 
district and inspecting the copy l)ooks of the pujiils of Le\i. and linding 
ever\' bird heautifullv written heatling each page, exclaimed facetiously: 
•• These birds. Mr. i)igelow seem all to ha\ e heen hatched from one 
nest." At that time it was the custom alw ays to call upon the \ isitors 
for remarks. liut this da\- e\ery pupil and no douht Mr. Packard 
himself was taken 1>\ surprise when the abrupt order came '' I'he school 
is dismissed." In return for Asa's sarcasm winch so proxoked the \vc of 
Pe\i. the following stor\- is told of the former whjn a brother clergymen 
\isited him to whom he C(.nlided certain little annoyances. •• Now 
brother." he exclaimed. •' \'ou h(dd this faith do you not r and you 



hold this ami vou hi)kl that: Well now its the same with nic, Init 
how is it vou get along so smoothly with all in \()ur Parish?" "• Well, 
IJrothcr P.." whispered the diplomatic preacher. •• let me confess to vou, 
there's one thing I hold that you have ne\ er learned to hold. 1 hold my 
tongue, brother mine." 

Fourteen children were gi\ en to Levi and Xancv and many were 
the exchanges of friendship, when Xanc\- Bigelow and Levinah Russell, 
near neighhors and good friends, were bringing up their sturd\- families 
of man\' bo^•s and girls. For a number of \ears the record tells us, 
alternateh" as happened, these two friends woidd present, each to her 
own good husband, a new born child to their homestead, so that one 
year Le\iuah would go o\ er the HeUls to nurse Xancv and the next \ear 
Xanc\" woulil run ilow n to jierform the same willing ser\ice for 
Le\inah. The latter, after gi\ing birth to 17 children, thought that 
Xancv *' wasn't very smart " when she stopped at her fourteenth, so said 
•• one of the children." Mrs. ^Vbel Rice, w Ikjsc brother Horace II. 
Bigelow of Worcester, Mass., shouUl be mentioned here as the generous 
donor of om^ Maplew ood (_'euieter\- gates, and of whom one ma\- truth- 
fully say the poor haxe no better friend than this helper of the deser\ing 
and defender of the right. ( )ne of the daring acts of his Imsiness career 
being the organizing of prison labor of se\"eral state prisons and in an 
incredibly short time setting hundreds of men at work to supply the 
demands sutldenly forced upon him. Horace I5igelow's father Le\i 
Bigelow, Esq., built the abo\e homestead \yhich has ahvays been in the 
possession of Bigelows until the last few years. The late Arthur Bigelow 
who married Jane Carruth, inherited the place and li\ed here as did his 
son, ^Marlborough's Ci\il Engineer James F. Bigelow, who married 
Annie Wheeler, and second. Pansy, daughter of Ezra Cutting. Their 
children, Margaret. John. Robert and Florence. 



Charles IIo\ye. son of Capt. Abraham Howe and Elizabeth 
Wetherbee, married Lucy Rice, daughter of Jonathan Rice, and li\ed in 
this house. Man\- a quilting bee and ladies" meeting were held here, 
antl Aunt Luc\' and I'ncle Charles \\-ere fa\()rites in the comnnmity. 
Here were born Anna E., (married William J. ^Vrnold : children, Loren 
B., Howard W.) and Caroline R. 

Uncle David says, *•• The hrst town meeting I e\ er attended was at 
Xo. 1 school house which stood between Xo. 1 engine house and the 
Union parsonage. " Public houses, he said, were different then frcnn 
now. In the bar room there was a large fireplace, a large back log and 



274 




TIIK tllAKlJ:^ IKiWI-, IK )MI•:^ I i.Al). 



ji'reat nndirous Mi]ip()rtin;4" a ])vj; troiU lo^ and smaller wood pilrd on top. 
In this tiivplace weru kept three or foin- lo.uj^ei' heads to make Hip. ()\er 
the fireplace there was a slielf \vith a hox of tohacco, a rack a little higher 
■with a lot of pipes if \-oii wanted to smoke. If you wished something 
Ix'tter von could <4et a '* loni;- nine " from the bar hy ]')aying- one cent. 
The long- nines were 12 cents a hunch with 21 in a hunch. A single 
cigar is now sold for -') to 10 cents. ( )ne could smoke then a hundred 
inches of cigars for the same monew .Some who attended the town 
meeting and went down to cool the logger heads, when they came hack 
incjiiired of the moderator the luisiness of the meeting. The moderator 
said. "Motion made In Abner Hrigham. seconded In I^ohert Hunter, 
and lahez .Stowe can't luiderstand tlie motion. "' That made the crowd 
shout and laugh. The school house was so small that the church was 
<)]:)ened. In the entrance room, cakes and other eatables were sold by 
old Mr. ^\■oodwar(l. Mr. Howe, the collector, went up into the ]ndpit 
looking oxer his tax book, Mr. Cogswell called out to him, •• I should 
like to hear \()umake a speech." '' \\'ell. I will."" said Mr. Howe, 
and then he read ciuite a list of taxes against Mr. Cogswell, and ended In- 
saving : " Now if \()U don't ])a\- them at a specified time. I shall pro- 
ceed to collect them according to law . " This made a great laugh and 
jSIr. Cogswell soon left the church. Mr. Howe li\ed in the northwest 



275 

part of tlic town called Robin Hill. He was father of William, Wind- 
sor, Winthrop ami Jereboam, and .grandfather of the two George Howes, 
living in the west part ..f the town. That school house and church 
are gone and most all those attending the meeting at that time. Later on 
the place for holding meetings was at John Cotting's hall, attended by 
another set of men led b\- Deacon David Goodale. 




FIRST IJAPTIS'r CIIIRCII. 
The Baptist church in Fay\ ille is generallv conceded to be the 



276 

mother (if tlic Baptist church in ^hlrlll()l•(lULl,■ll. The Hrst j^ravcr nu'C'tin<4" 
was held at the liouse of W. I). \\'ah<er. Julv hSCiC. TIk-sl' meetings 
were continued for a year from house to house. The first pubHc service 
of the new society was held in vSons of Temperance hall. Julv 21, 1867, 
and in l.sCiS. the church was permanenth or<2;anized at the house of \\'. 
D. Walker. The Hrst pastor was M. R. Demin;,;-. The Hrst baptism 
took place in isCi.s at (rates Pond when Rufus F. Stowe. Dora Ani^ier 
anil Ella F. (irant were Ixipti/.ed liy the ahoxe jxistor. In Auj^ust 1SG8^ 
the Lord's supper was olrsrrx ed for the first time, usin<4 a communion set 
presented them hv the I'nion Tem]ile !~^unda\ school, Boston, ^hiss. In 
isi")'.). the old MarH)orou^'h Town Hall was hid off at auction hv Pastor 
Deming' and was moved upon the lot owned 1)\ the society on Alain street 
opposite the Old Colony R. R. station. The hall was then raised, stores 
finished off underneath to rent, and the upper stor\- used to hold meetings 
at a cost of S.s,.'tO0, and it was called Fulton hall. In l.s87,this property 
Avas sold, a lot purchasctl at corner of \\'itherl>ee and Mechanic streets, 
and the present church huilt and dedicated in l.S'.l'.t. 

List of jiastors to date : Re\s. M. R. Deming, J. T. Purhoe. J. II. 
Barrows. L. W. Frink. Charles R. Powers, C. S. vScott, I'. S. Da\ is, J. 
Al. Wvuiaji. S. R. McCurdv, M. R. Foshav. 




MONUMENT SQl'ARE. 



277 

Two more monuments shoukl lie erected in our chy. One to keep 
in more lo\in<ij rememlierance tlie terrible sacrifice and sulTerinj^ of twt) 
hundred \ears a^"o, antl another in niemor\- of our Re\()hitionar\ heroes. 
In the picture aho\ e we see the little house that over a hundred years 
ago was erected on what then was '\School House vSc[uare" and used for 
a school house, the hrst lialf of it Iieins^' called the " Centre .School." 
For several years there were two prudential committee men chosen for 
this school, one for the east part and one for the west part of the district. 
After the school house was built in IMCi, near .Sprint;' Hill meetino; 
house and called \o. 1 school and district, this little old red school house 
was "■ Xo. 2." In March, after the winter schools were closed, there 
was a *• l>ri^ham .School" held here from two to four weeks, antl schol- 
ars from the outside districts attended. It ceaseil to be a school house 
when the one was erected near the west church in 1.S2'.I. This little 
house was t\\ ent\-se\ en feet scpiare with nine and one-half feet posts and 
was the foinlh school house standing on the spot where now is oiu' 
.Soldiers' monimient. When ]Mr. .S. H. Howe piu'chased and mo\ ed it 
to the corner abo\-e. the roof was raised and it was then used for a dwell- 
ing house and millinerv shop. Later it was mo\ed to the corner of Main 
and Pleasant streets. On the right-hand side near the Miles house stood 
the old I)en Rice store. This and the (iibbon store were in \ er\ earlv 
davs the only two in the west part. The building was one story, like the 
Gibbon store and was kept by Nathaniel Hapgood, later by Amory and 
Mark Fav. The latter added another stor\ to the building which was 
afterwards destroyed by Hre. Uaniel Parker, the wealthy man of Beacon 
sti'eet, Boston, who had his manv ships at sea, used to be clerk in this 
store. The house abo\e the little red school house in our pictiu"e was 
the Roger Phelps place or K. A. (ja\'s. The hrst house was Inu'iit. Mr. 
Phelps built the Gav house and was a tailor b\- trade, and married Ben- 
jamin Rice's sister. The\' had six children, four sons and two daughters. 
Their sons were, Stephen R., Samuel, Marrick and Edward. Mr. 
Phelps had a small farm and meadow in the west part of the town called 
]Millham, and it was a saving that when he cut the grass there it was 
\ery sure to rain, so often did he return laughing" and thoroughly wet. 
He was a pleasant man. fond of telling stories, and was grandfather to 
the ^Messrs. Bovd, Mr. John Bo\'d ha\ ing married his daughter. In later 
years, Edward A. (iay purchased the place and resided here, establishing 
the business of harness making. His shop stood on the land where the 
new Post Office is to be built. He was the tirst Xoble (irand elected bv 
the lodge of Otld Fellows in Marlborough. He was a genial man. ser\ - 



int;' tlu' town in ni;nn offices within its i^itt. a j^ood sinocr, ex t-r rcadv to 
join in sonu; at call to chtirch or wetklin<i", a famous auctioneer and 
deputy sheriff. One of the larijest petitions exer sent out of this town at 
that time \\as in Iinie. isiio. to the vSheriff of Middelsex Countv. ]:)raving' 
for the apjiointment of l^dward A. (jax as deputy sheriff for our coiuity. 
The petition was ahout ten feet lon^;- and contained nearly six hundred 
names, all lej^al xoters, bein*;" al)out three-([uarlers of all the xoters in 
town. He married Harriet Cottin^' and their son Ware Gay still resides 
in Richmond, Virijinia. At his wife's death he married vSarah F., 
dau'^hter of John and Sarah Hohart. the latter a dear old huh' with 
remarkable knowledg'e of the planets, who li\ed to be ninety-two year^ 
of ai^e. After ]SIr. Gay's death, the house was renioyed to make way for 
the goyernment post office. 




MARLBOROUGH SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY 



This buildin;^ originally l)elongetl to the I'irst National Bank of 
Alarlborough. In bSSl), October 10th, a meeting in the selectmen's room 
at Town Hall was called for the purpose of forming a Natural History 
vSociety in Marlborough, l)y the following : Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Goodale, 
Mrs. J. M. Edwards, Miss Hannah E. Bigelo\y and Messrs. J. V. Jack- 
man, E. I^. Bigelow, J. M. (iiles. Tlie project met with general 
approyal and a society was at once organized and constituted. August 



279 

I'S'.IS the society was incorporated. In Mav, l.SDS Miss Hannah E. 
Bi-^elow died lea^ in^' amoni; her lej^acies the sum of $2., ")(!() to the Marl- 
borough Society of Xatural History, After the >hirboroui;h vSa\int;-,s 
Bank had erected the present cominothous ;ind imich needed Iniilchng' on 
Mechanic street, and later cm, the First National IJank had secured and 
renioxed to the site on Main street, the aho\ e building;-, Ajiril I'.HlT. was 
purchased Iw the Xatural llistorx- Societv which is steadily increasinti; in 
membership and its worllu' educational work. 

Othcers I'.llO : President, George W. Ilager: Vice President, Miss 
E. \\'. W'itherbee : vSccretar\ , Miss Harriet A. Rugg : Treasurer, E. L. 
Bigelow ; Curator. J. \V. Giles; Custodian and Librarian, Mrs. J, W. 
Giles. 




11 IK (). \V. ALBEE HOUSE. 

•' Albee? lit- taui^ht me all I e\er learned or knew : 

He was a quiet, thouiihttul man, but made his influence felt 

Beyond the boundaries of the town in which he taught and dwelt, 

'Till by sheer merit's gravit\' that triumphs soon or late. 

He settled down a Senator in our dear native State. " 



Across the street from the " Preston " stands the aboye house built by 



28o 

l^ucas Hii^c'low wlio rcsidfil here until he removed to the lirick house, 
corner of Lincohi and Pleasant streets, when Mr. (). W. Albee, 
coming- from Milford in ISo;;, bou^-ht this place aiul resided here until 
his death. O. W. Alliee was to Marlhoroiij^h what Dr. Arnold was to 
Rti^bv. Taking- position as principal of the old (iates .Vcademy, he dis- 
tin>;-uished himself not onl\- as an educator of indomitable perse\erance 
and coura^-e of con\ictions, Init as a friend antl moidder of chaiMCter of 
the rising- generation. 

lie served the town as Representati\e to (ieneral Court, Senator, 
Deputy Collector of I. S. Goxernment Internal Re\enue and in many 
other prominent positions. His life was res]3ccted and his death 
deplored. Aside from his public s]:)irit. there can be no reasonable 
doubt that Mr. Albee in his chn did more than any other man in town to 
awaken an interest in education. His children were Edward, Milton, 
married Sarah Kallen of Berlin; Abbie married J. J. Smith; .Sarah mar- 
ried S. H. Lorin<^- ; Eugene married Mary Saunders, X. B. ; Charles H. 
married Alice Mclndor, Charleston, ,S. C. (Their children are Orton 
married Ella Latelle, Newark, N. J. ; one child, Dorotlu'. Josephine 
married Sumner Willard, a prosperous dental surgeon; Margaret married 
ex-Alderman Frederick \\\ Pratt.) 



In regard to iSIarlborough's early schoolmasters, the first one was 
" I'ncle " Benjamin Franklin, said to ha\ e been a relatixe of Doctor 
Franklin. lie was emplo\ed here as schoolmaster at eight shillings per 
week, engaging carefulh' to teach all such youth as come or are sent to 
him; to read ICnglish once a dav at least and more if need recpiire : also 
to learn to write and cast accounts. This school was ke]:)t at Isaac 
Wood's house, whicli was then imoccu]:)ied, and for which lie was 
allowed by the town, six shillings. They sa\- that Chaucer's lines w ritten 
about ''I'ncle" Franklin's ancestor coidd well ha\e been applied to 
himself : 

" This \voi'th\- Franklin bore a purse- 
To hclji the poor — tlie cioubttul to athise: 
111 all cmjilox nients, ii^cneroiis, ju>-t, he proxed. 
Rcnow net! tor courtcsv, h_v all liclo\cd. " 

For he was a kindb' man, helpful to the needv and well beloxed by 
his pupils. The\- ha\e said, he resembknl \ ery nuich in face and ligure 
his distinguished relatixe whose portrait at twenty years of age we copy 
from '' Parton's Life and Times of l>enjamin I'^rankliii." 



2Sl 




The next schuol master was Jonathan Johnson, who v\as killed hy 
the Indians in 17<l8. He also taught liefore 1700, and gaxe some aecount 
of William Thomas, who, eoming here from Wales, Great Britian, mar- 
ried L\dia Eager in 1721, whose daughter, Le\ina, married in 1744, 
Benjamin Bigelow, and M-iry who married Joseph Morse. William 
Thomas was grandfather of Robert B. Thomas, the author of the well- 
known Thomas' Farmer's Almanac. Xo school house was completed in 
town liefore 1700. In l()!l'.l, Jonathan Johnson commenced keeping 
school in his own house although the town had \ oted eight pounds to 
Eleazer How for l^uilding a school house and eight jioiuids more to 
finish, yet in 1701 the town was fined five pounds, five shillings, at the 
Justice Court at Charlestown for not ha\ing a school the last cjuarter. 
Immediately tliey chose two men to go forth with all s|)eed to pro\ ide a 
school master, and to Jonathan Johnson they allowed ten pounds that 
year for keeping scliool. The teachers of the Marlborough schools were 



2cS2 

largely from its own families, some furiiisliiiii;- from one to as many as 
five or six; as the Rices, Howes, Hrii^hams, Bigelows, Goodales, 
Barnes, Witts, Ames, Barnards and Weeks Some of these studied pro- 
fessions, as Dr. Ames and Dr. Barnes, some went abroad as teachers. 
Among those hiter residents here were S. F. Whitmore, a man 
of much general information, though in teaching, eccentric in administer- 
ing chastisements, shrev\d in reading cliaracter and se\ ere in discipline. 
He taught several years in the centre and neighboring schools. \\ . H. 
Wood was a well-read man, amhitious. acli\e and progressive. His teach- 
ing was mostly in the Nortli Fehoin ille (Hstrict Le\i Bigelow, a man 
()f great energ}- of character, p()sili\c in his \ iews, \ ery ettective as a 
teacher, a leading man w liere\er ])laccd and who always lelt his mark. 
His work was in the West district. And I)a\id (joodale, a man of much 
sagacity, prudence and integrity, an inate faculty for teaching and 
impressing his \iews upon others, and heing a man of calm decision 
was therefore a natural leader among men. He taught thiity winters and 
thirty-six schools. 

Inst before the opening of the Re\-olution, Captain Ephraim Brig- 
ham, a prominent man, left by will to the town, Hi pounds, a con- 
siderable sum for those times, '' to remain as a permanent fund, the in- 
terest of which was to be aniuially expended in hiring some suitable 
person to keep school in the middle (jf the town, to teach young people 
the arts of reading and writing." I'liis fund enabled pupils of the pre- 
scribed age to obtain about one month's additional instruction after the 
winter term had closed, at the Brigham school, so called, kept in the 
centre district in town. liy act of the Legislature years ago, this fund 
was made a\ailable for general school purposes. 

In I'SOo, the school committee were chosen as regidar town officers 
for the first time, the members elected being William Barnes, Moses 
Ames, Abraham Howe, Lovewe'l Brigham, Abner Goodell, Herman 
Stowe and Jacob Barnes, one for each school house. This, probably, 
was the origin of the c|uasi district system, so long in vogue here. Up 
to that time the town school had been kept on the traveling plan, a few- 
weeks in each locality successively, and only male teachers empUned. 
The tirst means ever employed in imparting knowledge to children, was 
the horn-book, a single printed page representing, in embryo, all that the 
Massachusetts statutes now designate by the phrase : '" text books and 
supplies." It was a card set in a frame, liaving printed on it the Roman 
alphabet, capitals and small letters below the vowels; then the familiar 
ab, eb, ib, etc., the benediction ; the Lord's prayer, anil on some, the 



2 83 

Roman numerals. The whole was covered with a thin pellucid sheet of 
horn. A few years after the introduction of the hornbook, the Battledoor 
was published and met with such uni\ersal favor that over 100,000 
copies were sold by one English hrm. It contained three or four illus- 
trated pa-i^es which were folded together when not in use and fastened 
with a Hap like an old-fashioned pocket book. The Scriptural Primer 
followed. In Boston, started the " Dame .School,'" held at the house of 
some woman of respectability, possessed of enough knmvledge to reatl 
the hornbi)ok and make copies from it to write bv : and that kept by 
the minister, were the only schools for a long period, and the alphabet 
and vowels on the hornbook, the only change from .Scripture study 
which pupils w ere all<j\\ed. 

As the teachers of Marlborough were generallv members of the 
resident families, no instance in this place of injustice was e\er cited as 
compared with that method of Aptlu)rp GouUl, master of the Boston 
school, among whose pupils were Emerson, Sumner, Winthrop, Adams, 
Beecher, etc. Pie would cane all those who hesitated in their recitations 
to the tune of his own rhviues : 



" If you'll be good I'll thank aou • 

If not, voung merry sir, I'll spank \ ou. " 

And away he would whirl them around and around while the blows 
would rain down unmercifully upon the back of the offender. 

It was 1.50 years after the first school for boys was (opened liefore 
girls were allowed to attend any public school, antl then onl) an hour in 
the morning or at night when the boys were at home, and on holidays. 
It was U»0 years before they had the same school pri\ ileges. They were 
first admitted to the grammar schools, but it was not until l.s.")2 that the 
girls' High School was permanently established. 

A thorough knowledge of sewing, knitting and especially spinning 
was considered of much more importance for girls than school lessons, 
and during the last half of the 17th century there was much public excite- 
ment over the latter accomplishment, prizes being offered for both 
quantity antl quality. Maidens, rich as well as poor, appeared on Boston 
Common with their wheels and thus made spinning a holiday recreation. 

The first school building built exclusively for girls was for a spin- 
ning school. It cost $1.5,000 and in 1757 was supported by a tax on 
coaches and carriages. 

Women have never had an accomplishment since this one of long 



284 

ago in \\ hicli there was such a spleiulid opptjrtunity t\)r the disphiy of 
lieaiitv, grace ami clothes. Prohabh' Benjamin Franklin was not igno- 
rant of the fact, for in a letter to a niece who was called very beautiful, 
he wrote : " I have been contemplating making you a present and have 
about decidetl to sentl \ou a spinning wheel." And again he wrote with 
e\ident regret : 

•■ Manv cstutfs are spent in their uetting 

Since women tor tea forsook spinnin^^ and knitting." 

That supreme effort of vouth, the sampler, was usually accomplished 
at the dame schools before a girl was \2 years of age, and furnished a 
better opportunity for individual taste and originality than did spinning, 
and today a sampler is considered one of the rarest possessions among the 
lieirlooms which are carefulh- treasured and passed on. They were 
worked on a piece of homespun, coarse linen, and when finished were 
framed and hung in the most conspicuous places in the houses. 

There came the time when a regulation was passed in Marlborough 
directing the committee to employ school mistresses. The first school 
mistress employed was Luc\ , daughter of \Vinslow Brigham, who 
subsequently marrietl Dea. Eli Rice. Later on it was voted that no 
scholar should be admitted to the woman's school under three years of 
age, and none to the man's school under four years of age. And further, 
that the school mistress shall not be allowed to cut any garment in school 
ami no straw shall be worked in school. 

In l.S2(!. certain enterprising citizens realizing that the district 
school did not meet the wants of the people, olitainetl a charter and 
established an academy. The }ear following the building was erected, 
Messrs. Silas Gates and Abraham Gates having each gi\en one thousand, 
it was named Gates' Academw This fiourishing school later fell into a 
decline, Init in April 18o3, Mr. O. W. Albee took charge under rather 
discouraging circumstances. On the first day in the foienoon he had 
only two pupils. Daniel Waldo .Stevens and John Carver Alden. In 
the afteriKjon Miss Ann Bucklin made her appearance to the pleasure of 
all. After this Mr. Albee brought the school up to a better condition 
which lasted until the free High School arose and the academy ended for 
all time. 



2 85 

«J GATES' ACADEMY, -^ 

'\ MARLBOROUGH. '^ 

•-■* The next Term in this Institution will commence on Tuesday. «^ 

^ Sept. Sth. 1S35. The branches taught are French, Latin, Greek, the ^ 

ji, English branches taught in our most approved schools and Mathemat- »t 

» ics. Scholars can be provided with board in the same house with ^ 
the preceptor, or in private families, at from $1,25 to $1,50 per Aveek. 

«^ The school at present is under the superintendence of Mr. (). W. «-* 

^ Alhee, whose ability and success as a Teacher has more tlian equalled ^^6 

jt, the highest expectations of his employers, and parents ma\ relv upon ^ 

having every attention paid to the moral, as well as intellectuarculture \, 

of their children. "^ 



. TLTTION. 

J* In English, per term, from $2.00 to $4.00 ^ 

^ Languages, do. $4.:;o. j^ 

'^ S. F. IJFCKLIX. ; ^ 

^ S. M. ALDEX. fConmiittee ^ 

jt, BENJ. \V. IIILDRETIL S j. 

J* Maidborough. j^ 



Tlte following" homesteatl was lately purchased by AJr. [ohn A. Frye to 
niake room for "The Preston," As we ha\e said, Benjamin Rice used to 
keep store at the corner near the Miles house until his father's death, 
wlien he sold his place and moved on to his father's farm. At the north 
corner of the above place there was a gate to the lane, now Lincoln 
street, which letl to his father's house, the same house now the '•Marl- 
borough Hotel." Dea. Benjamin had six children, three sons and three 
daughters, of whom Persis married Rev. Seth Alden who died in the 
pidpit of tlie West church one Sabbath morn while preaching his sermon. 
Susan Rice married Lewis Bigelow who li\ed on Pleasant street where 
now resides E. O. Brigham, son of William Pitt I^righam, who married 
ILattie Johnson, daughter of Benjamin Johnson. l^enjamin Rice was 
deacon in the West church, justice of the Peace and was called a \ erv 
smart man. 

Otis Morse, a direct descendant of Joseph Morse, of the Farms^ 
bought this place later on, and at his marriage to Clarissa Williams^ 



2 86 




DEA. HEMAMIN RICK OR OTIS MORSE HOMESTEAD. 



came here to li\e and here was liorn to thein William Morse, who mar- 
ried Maria, daughter of Lamhert Higelow- William entered business 
with his father-in-law, and at the lalter's death became senior partner of 
the firm. William ^Nlorse was a man of high integrity and respected by 
all. (>^uiet and pcditically unambitious, the only public position that he 
would accept was that of trustee of the Marlborough Savings Bank, and 
as one of the Directors of the First National Bank, holding the last 
position lor many years until the time of his death. He built the house 
on Pleasant street where now resides Mr. Howard Fletcher a prominent 
citizen connected with the S. II 1 lowe Shoe Co. and member of School 
Board, and his wife who is president of the \Voman's Club, Here were 
born William's two sons who succeeded him in l)usiness, the late highly 
res])ected and lamented William L. Morse who was Representative to 
General Court and one of the Directors of the First National Bank, 
Trustee of Marlborough Sax'ings Bank and chairman of School Com- 
mittee. He married Ellen Spaulding of New Hampshire, who with one 
dauo-hter, Pauline, now survives him, and E. Ir^■ing Morse, junior partner 
of the tirm of Morse & Bigelow, a Director of People's Bank, Trustee of 
Savings Bank and President of the Union Club. He married Hattie 
Randletl, of Northboro ; children, Robert and Howard, both Harvard 
students. 



287 



CHAPTER XV. 




STATE ARMORY. LINCOLN STRKK'l' ERECTED IX 190 



The Spani>h-AnK'rican War of LS'.t.s hisictl for lc■s^ than four 
montli*-, yet was a notahlc intcniatioiial conflict. TUc rcxelation of 
Spanisli crueltv in Cuba aroused our people and C'ont;ress to declare 
armed inter\ention. The North and vSouth, capitalist antl laborer rallieil 
around our Presitlent to support him in his righteous position. .Spain 
was disciplined and tau;4ht bv youn^ America that her despotic yoke over 
a suffering- people could surely be lifted by a nation brave enough to fight 
ever for principle and humane pur]-)ose. The destruction of the battle- 
ship Maine Februarv L'). IS'.i.s. became one of the mo\ ing causes of the 
war, and when her sad fate became know 11 in Marlborough, Co. F, (Jth 



2 88 

Regt.. was more than ready for action. VVheti on April 24, 1-S98, Capt, 
Thomas E. Jackson received orders to assemble the company to take the 
first train next morning for South Framingham, every man was found 
present, armed and equipped. After some delay and waiting for definite 
orders, the company startctl for camp with full list of sokliers antl a wait- 
ing list of l'S.'» enlisted men, some of whom enlisted in the 5th antl 'Sth 
Regiments, also in the Marine Corps and Navy. 

The real significance of war dawned upon the people of Marlborough 
when they awoke April 2"), l.S'JS, and saw the members of Co. F, Gth 
Regt., hurrying toward headquarters at the Armory with sober but 
determined expressions. The orders to assemble were answered by ^>i 
men and three ofHcers. Saturda\', May 7th, the departure of Co. I" from 
the city for Camp Dewey, drew forth the largest crowd of people that 
has ever been on the streets of Marlborough. Flags, bunting, cheers and 
God-speeds, bells ringing from churches and engine houses, locomotix'es 
whistling and the bo(jming of cannon over all. As the uniformed ranks 
passed City Hall, Mayor Iloitt, members of the city council with the 
clergy, gave the bovs in blue a warm and kindly reception. In address- 
ing the officers and members of Co. F the Mayor said : " I speak of 
you as good soldiers — where there is truth there is no flattery. Good 
soldiers are made of good citizens and as citizens I know you. Go, boys, 
and fight for the cause which is right I Fight for the city which has not 
only rocked your cradles, liut prospered your manhood I " ^V most 
pleasing sight was at the High .School common wliere the school child- 
ren were marshalled under the direction of their teachers. Each pupil 
bore a flag and waved their colors enthusiastically as the parade came 
down Main street. 

Ne\'er in the history of Marlborough has such a large crowd 
assembled around the station as was there to see the train pull out. It 
was difficult for the company to make its way to the train ; 15,000 people 
saw the company leave for Camp Dewey, and volunteers of Co. F. will 
long remember the send-off their city gave them. The evening before 
they left, a mass meeting was held, antl city hall crowded. Alayors, the 
clergy and prominent citizens were present and tremendous applause 
oreeted the volunteers ;md the \ari()us speeches of those called upon. 
Among the latter was the late William S. Frost, who in his remarks told 
of the war meetings thirty-seven years ago, remarking that every ex-soldier 
knows how the members of Co. F feel. " We sorrow with you, we 
rejoice with vou and we are proud of it because we can't help it. It 
makes no odds whether you see fighting or not, you are entitled to honor 
just the same. " 



289 

Great enthusiasm and generous contributions to the company were 
made freely from ri;j;ht and left. Hundreds of dollars were t^iven by 
the city and In' indi\iduals who were stimulated by patriotic enthusiasm. 
A beautiful silken tlat^ was presented by a prominent shoe manufacturer 
[Mr. John A. Frye] ; another [Mr. Louis A. Howe] offered to pay all 
letter postage from the boys while on duty, depositing at once a sum of 
money with Postmaster Fay as guarantee; this last manufacturer also 
sent the appreciative boys a box of fine pebble grain shoes ; a well known 
merchant [E. L. Bigelow] furnished tobacco to Co. F and pledged not 
only to hold position for the clerk who was enlisting, but, if necessary, to 
provide provisions for his family while the war lasted. From the same 
firm [JMorsc tS: Bigelow] were presented N± cards, one for each member 
of the company, each one of the cards l)eing good for one dollar in any 
goods handled by the firm. 

We c[uore the following short tributes to the tiu'ee Hrst officers (jf 
Co. F. "The record of Capt. Jackson of Co. F, Cth Regt., is one that 
reflects a great deal of credit upon himself antl no small amount of credit 
on this city. He has had a long and honorable military career, but his 
record as captain of Co. F is one that should be the source of much satis- 
faction and pride to him. It was during the late war that he won the 
golden opinions of his superior officers who were not backward in com- 
plimenting him and his officers. His discipline was administered with 
iustice, firmness and kindness. He commended what was good and 
reprimandetl what was bad. He had no sympathy with inexcusable 
inefficiency. The accounts of the company were faultlessly kept, and all 
in all, our local company through the efforts of Capt. Jackson and his 
company, was a credit to the city. Capt. Jackson was beloved, hon(jred 
and obeyed b" his men. " 

"Franklin G. Taylor, 1st Lieut., enjoys an unwonted degree of 
popularity among all classes. Fie enlisted in Co. F, May 24, LSS-S. 
Has been corporal, sergeant, paymaster sergeant: was elected 2(1 Lieut. 
1.S94 and 1st Lieut. 1807; a hard and earnest worker and enjoys the 
confidence of both his superior ofUcers and men. From the beginning of 
the war between the United States and Spain, he was indefatigable in 
assisting Capt. Jackson in placing Co. F on a war basis. 

" Frank E. Moore, 2d Lieut., was paymaster sergeant on Colonel 
Parsons' staff for three years; elected 2d Lieut, of Co. F LS'JT, Is popular 
with officers and men. He had charge of transportation arrangements 
of his company from ihe beginning of the Spanish WcU". " 

Following is the list of members of Co. F, Cth Mass. Infantry and 



290 

U. vS. \'.. will) L'lili-ted ior two years and went to camp at South Fram- 
insfliam, Mav <5, isils ; 



Capt. Thomas !■'. Jackson 
1st Lieut. I*"ranklin (i. Ta\ lor 
2ci Lieut. l'"rank K. Mocjrc 
1st Scrs;t. Lucius P. lIa\\\()oti 
Qi M. Sergt. Harold 15. Chanilxrlain 
Sergt. Charles W. llolhiook 
Charles I. Lincohi* 
" Aaron W. I losmer 
Frank L. Ik'st 
Corp. Walter A. Wood 

Warren K. ILqigood 
lIeni-\ Siniartl 
" Cjeoige W. Higgins 
" llenrv >L Chamberlain 
Thomas L. MclJormand 
" Harold A. Leonard 
'• Walter A. Ch'sbee 
" Charles H. Perry 

James A. Harris 
" Elden L. Holt 
" PVank E. Cutter 
Mils. Charles H. Small 
Isidore L N'igeant 
\\'agoner, Charles R. Craig 
Artificer. Willis H. Paige 
Cook. Alfred E. Bill* 
Pri\. William J. Angell 
Clifton R. I^erry 
" Frank W. Buck 
" Alma Bertrand 
'• Eli Brodeur 
" James W. Barry 
'• Patrick F. Burns* 
■• John (). Cole 
•• John P. CoUeary 
" Walter Cowen 

Arthur W. Clapp 
•' Dolor O. Delude 
" Da\id Dupree* 

*Rejected at camp. 



Cornelius Dunn* 
Ciiarlie Delo_\* 
^Lu■tin E. English* 
Jeremiah Frazel 
Thomas F. (rhnn* 
Aha (joodkin* 
Ira J. Haines 
Edwin E. Haight 
George B. Herrick 
Ernest A. Howe 
Elton E. Howe 
Everett C. Howe 
Jessie L. Howe* 
Charles F. Harrington^ 
Arthur B. Hersey 
Irving I. Johnson 
Lester O. Keith 
John W. Kellette 
S. Wright LePage 
William J. McCarth\ 
Charles F. McCarthy 
Albert E. Miles 
Fred H. Mills 
James J. Martin 
Albert H. Merritt 
P^rnest D. Marshall 
Carlton A. Newton 
John W ()T5rien 
Dennis W. O'Brien 
1 larry C. Perry* 
Ralph A. Parker 
Frank Pritchete 
S. Walter Rogers 
Walter H. Readio 
John J. Siilli\"an* 
Ardeen Swartz 
William V. Trowbridge 
lohn .\. Ward 



Roster of F Co., Gth Mass. Infantry L'. ."<. \'., that went from camp 
at South Framinwham. Mav 20, 1898: 



291 



L'apt. Thomas E. Jackson 

1st Lieut. Fi-anklin (j. Taylor 

2d Lieut. Kiank E. Moore 

1st Sei'iit. Lueius P. Ilaywootl 

(4^ yi. Sergt. Harokl 15. Ciiamherku'n 

Sergt. Charles W. llolhrook 

Aaron W. llosmer 

Frank L. Best 
■■ Walter A. Wood 

NN'arren K. Ilapgood 

I lenrv Siniard 

George \\. lliggins 

Thomas L. >L MeDormand 

Elden L. Holt 

Harold A. Leonard 

Charles H. Small 

Isitiore L X'igeant 
Artificer, Willis H. Page 
Waifoner, Charles R. Craig 



Corp. 



Mu^ 



William J. Angell 
Mason S. Allen 
James F. Barry 
Clifton R. 15erry 
Alma Bertrand 
Eli Brodeur 
Frank W. Pniek 
John (). Cole 
John P. Cf)lleary 
Walter 1 1. Cowern 
Henr\ M. Chamherlain 
Walter A. Clishee 
Frank E. Cutter 
Arthur W. Clapp 
Dolor O. Delude 
JereTiiiah Frazel 
John J. Ciradv 
1 larmistlas Cioulet 
Ira |. Haines 
Edwin E. Haight 



Pri\ . James A. llariis 
" George B. Herrick 
'• Ernest A. Ho\ve 
" Everett C Howe 
" Freil W. Howe 

l^lton E. Howe 
" Arthur B. Hersey 

Chester W. Hunt 
■• James P. Hutch 

Thomas (i. Hutch 

Irving F. Johnson 
" John W. Kellette 
" Edmund G. Knight 

Lester O. Keith 
'• S. W^-ight LePage 
'• James ]. Martin 
'• Ernest D. Marshall 

Leander Melanson 
•■ Fred H. Mills 
•• Alhert E. Miles 

William F. McCarthy 
" Charles F. McCarthy 

Carlton A. Newton 
" John \'. ( )'Brien 
•' Dennis W. O'Brien 
•• Ralph A. Parker 
'• Charles H. Perry 
'• James G. Patterson 

Frank Pritchette 
•• Waher H. Readio 
•' S. Walter Rogers 
'• Walter T. Redding 

Thomas T. Ryan 

Frank D. Stumpf 
'■ Ardeen Swartz 

William F. Trowhridge 
•■ John A. Ward 
" William S. Wadden 



Roster of NoluntL-ers for Co. F, 6th Mass. Infantry, U. vS. \\, ^vlu) 
joined the conipan\ at camp .M^ier. \"irt;inia : 



Pri\. Riley A. Berry 

■^ " David H. Bishop 

'* Amos Bonin 

•' H. WaUace Burhoe 



Priv. Frank Chartier 

'• Edmund F. Clements 

'• GecM-ge E. Cutler 

" Michael E. Collearv 



292 



^\'ill^()nt F. Dooley 
?'rank T. E^tev 
Fred W. Estabrook 
Arthur C. Fiuilkncr 
William E. Fay 
John I". Greene 
|()lin W. Grc)\cr 
\\'iltred Gour 
Ernest D. I Icnvaiii 
Robert E. Lee 
Dosithe LatOy 
Louis 1,"| Icureux 



Pri\-. Edward Lo\el\' 
•' Timothy McGee 

Thomas F. Mullen 
" Joseph O'Clair 
Fenn}- Palody 
llenr\ T. Rowles 
Harry C. Rowles 
Harry C Ruiji^les 
Louis Sass\ille 
1 Iarr\- A. Taylor 
•• Harry R. Willard 
'' Irvinor C. Wrisjht 



.\.ltli()Ui;'li not on the list we should not t'oru'ct the name of Marl- 
liorouL;h's onlv staff officer. Ilarrx C I lunter. \\ ho \\ as Hospital Steward 
on Colonel Parsons staff during- the last \ear of his connection with the 
Sixth Infantry, and held a similar position with the Sixth ?^Iass.. \'olun- 
teers. and attended to his professional duties in an exem]:)lary manner. 

At last came the welcome news of the surrender of Cer\era. Thirtv- 
seven men who enlisted in Co. F, Sixth Mass. Reoulars, rettn^ned to this 
countr\ . Two bra\e l)o\s laid down their li\es. Willis 11. Page who 
died on the transport Lampassas and was burietl at sea, and Ernest D. 
Marshall, the first American soldier to lie buried in Porto Rico, whose 
body was a \ear later brought to ^Nlarlborotigh. Besides these, some of 
the compain w ent to the hospital at Porto Rico, and some returnetl home 
ill from fe\er and malaria from which tliey died later on. Put the Marl- 
borough b()\ s did their dut\-. until there was no more fighting to be done. 
In less than foiu^ months the well directed energies of President McKinley 
had sectn^ed freedom for CuVia : and in tlie successful termination of the 
^yar with Spain. Co. F, .Sixth Regiment, did well their part : true to 
the last t(^ the ^Vmerican fiau". 



The Da\is Guards, Co. F, Sixth Regiment Infantry, Massachusetts 
\'olunteer Militia, take their name from Captain Isaac Dayis, who com- 
manded a company of Minute men in the Itattle of Lexington, .Vpril I'.i, 
177C). Captain Dayis was killed in this battle, being the first American 
officer killed in the Reyolutionary ^\'ar. The present company was 
organized at .\cton, Massachusetts, ^Vpril 21, 1S,")1 ; remo\ed to Ahirl- 
borough, Massachusetts, Decemlier IS. is?."), and claim to be the lineal 
descendants of Captain Isaac l)a\is's company, which after liis death 
ser\ ed through the war. and ha\e retained their organization in a more or 
less imliroken line to tlie present da\ . iia\ing l)een finally incorporated in 



2 93 

the famous ''Old ,Si\tli." which made the mem()ral)k' march throuj^h 
J^altimore in l<S(;i. In l.S'.IS also, this regiment was tlic \ cr\ Hrst one 
ready for ser\ ice : was in tlie line of reser\e diirinjj; tlie battle of ,Santia<;-o, 
and participated in tlie Itattles of Guanica and Yauco Road, in Porto 
Rico. The I)a\ is (iuards are somewhat proud of the fact that thev are 
the only military organization from the old Bay vState, which visited the 
Jamestown Exposition, and thus, in a measure, represented the State 
there. They were tendered a reception at the Alassacluisetts State Build- 
ing". The commanding officer of the compan\-. Captain Franklin (j. 
Taylor, was entertained at dinner by Colonel Philip Reade, 2.'>d Infantry, 
U. vS. A., who highly complimented the captain upon the personnel, 
appearance and discipline of the company. 

As a matter of fact, this company has a record of efficienc\' that can- 
not be ec[ualled in the vState. Fcjr se^"eral years, or since Captain Taylor 
has taken command, the\- Ikuc maintained their maximimi strength, w ith 
generalh- a ntmiber of recruits on the waiting list, and they neyer fail to 
ha\'e 100 per cent present for dul\- at all inspections. Undotibtedlv their 
present state (^f etiiciencN" is due to the untiring efforts of Captain Taylor, 
ably seconded by his lieutenants Elden L. Holt and I)a\ id H. Bishop, 
all three being \eterans of the .Spanish \\'ar. The com]:)an\- made the 
trip to yamesto\yn, with a fund accimiulated h\ their own efforts, and 
representing much hard work and self denial, asking no aid from the State 
whate\er. They also made a trip to Washington, attending the inaugu- 
ration of President Taft, and taking part in the inaugural parade. 

Tlun-sda\- e\ ening, Ma\ 17. I'.tlO, word reached ^hu'lborough from 
the Ir\ ington Street .Vrmor\-. Ijoston, that Capt. Franklin (j. Taylor 
had been elected Major. The fire alajm was rung to call together the 
members of the Comjjany, who imder command of Lieuts, Holt and 
Ijishop, attired In imiforms. and ])receded by a drmu corps, marched to 
the station just before twehe o'clock to meet him on his retiu'n. Con- 
spicuous in the procession w as a white charger which, as the Captain 
made his appearance and was gi\ en cheer upon cheer, he mounted amid 
the blazins; of red hre and the beating of drums. The o\ation was a 
complete surprise, and after responding briefly to the men. they marched 
to the Armory where a reception \yas giyen Capt. Taylor and lunch was 
,ser\ed. 

Roster of the Da\ is Guards, Co. F, vSixth Regiment Infantry, 
M. V. M : 



2 94 



Ciipt. Franklin (j. Tavlor 
ist Lieut. Eldcn L. Holt 
2nd Lieut. Da\id II. Hishop 
1st Sergt. Arthur X. Pa\ ne 
(^M. Sergt. Harry C. IVrrv 
Scrgt. Aaron W. Ilosnier 
Ardeen Schwartz 
■' Warren L. R. dishing 
Eli C. Ben\va\- 
Corp. Joseph S. McKenzie 
Robert E. Green 
" Biu-tis II. McGinnis 
George II. Cadieux 
John K. (iorman 
William II. Stiles 
Musician. Emile J. Dufresne 

Eugene G. ^lantha 
Cook. William C. D'Amico 
Harry M. Whitcomb 
Artiticer. Arthui- E. Powers 
Priv. AKlrieh. Fred W. 
•• Akroyd. Ralph L. 
'' Babcock, Fred I). 

Bissionette. Eugene L. 
Brigham, George C. 
•• Baker. Rolan II. 
'• Brigham. Thomas B. 
" Chisholm, Archibald ]. 
Cheney. Royden B. 
Cavanaugh, James f. 
Chartier. George J. 
Cavanaugh. Michael 



Pri\-. Whitnew Ra\niontl L. 
" l)w\er. Thomas .V. 

Dakin, Ir\ing II. 

Daoust. Samuel 
'' Domingue. Leonard 
" Dion, Nelson J. 

Finneran. Harry F. 

Fay. Herbert II. 

Grifbn. Henry E. 
" Han Ion. Robert 

LaPlante. Joseph L. 

Libby. Clarence L. 
•• Lusignan. William 
" Manning. John H. 
" MacCabe. Jerome 
•' MacCauIey. Isaac F. 
" McCauley, John P. 
•' ISIcDonough. Edwanl 

Nichols. Edward C. 
'' O'Leary. Peary W. 

Plutt. Lewis E. 
" Perry. Francis A. 

Potts. John H. 
•' Russell. Everett F. 
■' Sherman. John 
" Taylor, Rowland H. 
" Thomas. Clarence A. 
" Temple, Keeneth E. 
" Thomas. Harold L. 
" Wall. Henry F. 
" Wriiiht. William II. 



PassiiiL;' up Mechanic street, we come to the home of Martin Rice 
who was a shoemaker b\ trade. vShoemakin^ now. is \astl\- (hfferent 
from those earl\ (la\ s w hen the farmers carried their hides to tlie tanners 
to he matle lip into leather of \arioiis kinds; sole, cowhide. ki|) and calf. 
Then it was taken to the shoemaker's shops with the owner's name 
marked on each roll and when boots and shoes were wanted thev woidd 
take the measure and make them from their ow n materials. Alartin Rice 
was a pleasant man and lo\ed to joke w ith the l>o\s. one of whom one 
dav brought him some shoes to be repaired which looked (iiiite red. 
"Ah, mv b()\-,'' said Mr. Rice, " von InuMit these w ith hot i^rease." '• Xo^ 



2 95 




MARTIN, OR ABEL RICE HOME. 



sir," the b()\" i|uickl\' replied. •* 1 iiexer in mv lite ]:)ut ;in\- Imt ;_;'re;ise on 
'em." Tliat made the old gentleman lean back tor a j^ood laLi;_;ii. There 
ha\e been i;"real improxements made in the old ^hirtin Riee |)laee. ^\11 
the former man\" Iniildin^s are no longer on the ])lace. and all that is left 
of the iirst house is the low part at the north end. in which part Mr. 
Rice used to li\e. He had a number of children amon^' whom was ^Vbel, 
the late oxvner who remained home with his father and made most of the 
earlv impr<)\ements. Here li\ed for many years a sweet little lath' rich 
with old time stories antl information. She was the daii^'hter of I-^squire 
Lcyi liigelow, to whom man\ prominent business men credit their suc- 
cess in life through his wise coimsels and his care. ^Nlary Bi<j^elow was 
born in the old Le\i Bigelow homestead, out in the Robin Hill district, 
antl married from that place, Abel Rice, the son of Martin. Their chil- 
dren were Willis, (m. vSusie Fay, ch. Frances, Lucy, Etfie, m. Montrose 
E\ans, H(jpe m. Mr. Puffer;) Henry, (m. Martha Staatts, ch. Mary, m. 
J. F. Steele, President of Board of Trade, ch. John Rice;) Edwin, (m. 
Mary Holman ; ) Alice, (m. George Perry, ch. Lulu, m. Frank Fuller, 
Walter, m. Sadie Dudley, Bessie, m, Lewis Richardson, George, m. 
Army Richardson, Leslie, m. Kate Russell, Mary. m. Charles Kimball ;) 
and Viola. 

Speaking of the old times, Mrs. Abel Rice \youl(l tell of the long old 
time o\ens where the bread woidd be pushed in and spread on the o\en 



296 

floor until it was done l>ro\vn ami ready to l.r takrii out. •• \\\- irircl the 
pans whrn thry tir-l canir around. Init the- hrrad liakcd in ihcni didn't 
seem to ha\L' the- old-time tla\or and rcdisli. that it had whrn hakcd right 
onto the clean, nice, hot o\ en tloor." ^' Ah '. '' she exclaimed. •' In those 
o-ood old (lavs, neighbors used to \ isit each other without set in\ itations, 
but run in and s]X'nd the whole afternoon and hel]-) with the work and 
-just enjoy each other." and she would talk aliout her brother Levi 
Bigelow. li\ing in the house on Lincoln street, (next to the vS, H. Howe 
shop, and now the residence of Mr. I'riah Searles. ) Levi r.igelow Jr. 
son of Le\i and Nancy (Ames) Bigelow , was born at the old Lsq. Le\ i 
Bigelow iKMiiestead and married Abbie Hastings of Berlin and lived lierc 
for a number of vears, engaged in farming. A few years later he moved 
to ]NLarlborough where he became a prominent man. out- of the vSelect. 
men. Assessor and School Committee. Levi Bigelow Jr., had no 
patience with those whose po\erty was the result of laziness or dissipa- 
tion, but to the industrious poor he was an encouraging and helping 
friend. He was an ardent lo\er of nature, of birds and flowers. His 
sister. Mrs. Abel Rice, said he never killed a bird in his life and gave a 
sound flogging to some disturbers of the swallows' nests in the bank by 
the roadside of his old residence. He never used his whip while riding 
and would stop bv the wayside or in the field, even when on business, to 
look for some particular flower. He made the statement that there was 
no trailing arbutus in this town, that he had looked continually for it but 
never found it. In his \()uth he was a favorite with his brothers and 
sisters, and his domestic character was of unfailing tenderness and affec- 
tion. Reticent and retiring, he did much good by stealth, and although 
<renerous. he chose his own way and subjects thereof, careless as to what 
construction was put upon his actions. He prized estalilished friendship 
but refrained often from forming new ones lest they pro\ e treacherous, 
hi his last illness, as one has Naid: •' The tenderness of soul came out 
signihcanth." as he told of a dream in which he saw his long lost wife 
and children, sa\ ing of the one, " 1 almost touched her hand. \\ as it a 
dream? They all looked so natural." At his death his wealth reverted 
to his daughter. Doctor Hannah L., whose beneficiary hand was felt 
bv many an ambitious student, or hard pressetl family, or worthy individ- 
ual, as also by Pidilic Library, Hospital and Society of Xatiu-al History. 
As we write this, word comes to tis that our expression (under Hospital 
article) is to be \ eritied. The $:i:). <)<»(• left to Marlborough by Doctor 
Hannah Bigelow for educational or charitable purposes has been appro- 
priated for the pin-chase of a finely located piece of land, on which an up- 
to-date hospital is to be erected. 



297 

III ihc old C(imini)n l)uri;il -rouml was l)ui-if(l the •• Man w ho from 
a tender and lieiiexoleiU re^'ard to the Industrious Poi.i- of the Town. 
o-a\e all the substance of his House to feetl them."" This is the inscrip- 
tion on the stone erected hy the people to the memor\- of Mr. Zachariah 
Ma}'nard. " whose money was a hlessim.^- to man\ families." It was the 
correspondent " I ncle I)a\ id "' who wrote: '• ^V short \va\- across the 
ruatl (from the Ahel Rice house) where now resides Mr. Loren Arnold, 
stood the house ot liachelor Zachariah Ma\'nard at whose death in 177."). 
\vas left to the • industrious poor " of our town his L;'enerous donation, 
the income of $1,700. The fund was named the Zacharx h^nid and the 
house was called on this account, the old Zachar\- House."" In the 
great Mow of New T^n^land. September -J'.'u iSl.'i. when fences, fruit 
trees, forests, chimneys and wh(de l)uildinL;s were suddeid\- prostrated 
and the earth strewed w ith fra^inents of all kinds in promiscuous con- 
fusion, the hotrse of Zachary Maynard as well as the old Ta\ntor house 
were each unroofed. Twenty years after Mr. .Maxnard's death there was 
l)orn near the same location, one to whose memor\ our cit\ owes Jastin*'- 
tribute for his ••History of Marlborough. Massachusetts'" puldished in l.S(;2, 
lacking which we should all possess comparati\ elv few records. Charles 
Hudson worked many years for his father"s nearest neighbor and we 
might say he was lirought up in vStephen Rice's famiU . When a Nouiig 
man he also worked for Capt. William (iates near lake \\'illiams. In 
his school days he was one of the foremost scholars in town and it was 
thought he was as great a grammarian as Re\-. Asa Packard, In 1.S14: 
when he was eighteen years of age he was enrolled in the West Military 
Company in town, then commanded b\- Ca]:)tain William Hohoke. .\s 
the years went on Mr. Hudson liecame a Cni\ersalist minister and we 
are told, occasionally preached in Marlborough. He was one of the 
few soldiers from this town that went down to Fort Warren in ISl-l, 
during the war of l.sl:^ to ISI."). ,Sc\eral \ears ago the li\ing soldiers of 
that war formed an ass(jciation, and Air. Hudson was one of the mem- 
bers, and the\- held their meetings until about l.S7'.b The association dis- 
banded on account of the athanced ages of the few then li\ing: Mr. 
Hudson deli\ered an address at the time. He was, after ])reaching in 
Norwich, Connecticut, and .Shirley, Massachusetts, settled at ^^\'stminster, 
Massachusetts, where he was pastor of a society for twenty \ears. Soon 
after he was settled in that tow n. he was chosen as Representati\e to the 
General Court, afterwards as .Senator and ser\ ed three years in the 
Executi\"e Council. He was a member of Congress from 1 .S f 1 to is^l). 
He was an author of seyeral religious \yorks. some years an editor of a 



298 

newspaper. an lii--ioriaii, l)L'iii^ autlior of se\"cral \ahialik' hi^ll)ric■s. includ- 
ing that of our own town. His father. Steplu-n Hudson, was three years 
in the Continental ann\ . and some years after the war, in IT'.'l. married 
Louisa Williams, a grandaus^hter of Colonel Abraham Williams, near 
Williams pond. Stephen Hudson died in l'S27. a^ed sixty-six years. 
Alany well remember the thirteenth of June, ISIJO, when occin-red the 
Two Hundredth Anni\ersar\ of the Incorporation of the Town of Marl- 
boroug'h. Charles Hudson was the orator of the daw 

.Vcross the street we see the home of Mr. Loren Arnold, son of 
[ackson and Fanny (Richards) Arnold. This house, the\- tell us, stands 
near the Zachar\" ^hi\nard place. 




THE JOSEPH H(jWE EARM. 



This farm was located at the vn(\ of the now Mechanic street. 
Here in former da\s stood two large harns, carriage house, wood house 
and cider mdl. It was one of the largest farms in town. Joseph Howe, 
Jr., had inherited Ids father's homestead and property and was a yery 
wealthy man. He used to go to \'ermont and New Hampshire to Iniy 
cattle and to bring down a dro\ e of voung stock to sell to the farmers. 
He was \ erv shrewd in trade, but \\ as called an honest man. He had a 
large family of children and (jne of his daughters (Charlotte) married 



2 99 

vSanuifl II()\\'c, Jr. Joseph IIowc. Jr.. al\\;i\s cnjoxcd a i(»ke. One 
(lav he went to an auction in the east pnn of the town and hou^-ht a iiair 
of oxen. Upon asking- the concHtions of tlie sale, he was told -'note pay- 
able in sixty days with a i^ood endorser. " He L;a\e his note and "ot a 
man w ho hadn't a dollar to his name, and whose reputation w as extremeU' 
shakey, to endorse it tor him. He told Mr. Howe. •• seeing- as how he 
was a neigdibor. he woidd endorse it for him. " Mr. Howe treated liim 
for his kindness, but before he went home he paid the note. The towns- 
men ha<l nuich sport aliout his endorser. 

In 1777. before Re\ . Mr. Smith was dismissed, he sold a ne<'To 
ser\ant or sla\e. Dill ()\ford, to Jose]:)h Howe Sr., for (iC) pounds. The 
Constitution of 1 7'SU made all such ]:)ersons free. Dill, from choice, 
remained in the family of father and son till the da\ of her death. She 
was hio'hly esteemed in the famil\- and neighborhood. She alwa\-s 
attended the trainin!j;s and musters and was \ er\ ])opidar w ith both l>o\-s 
and ;j;irls, beinjj," ah\'ays xery generous in the handing- around of pei:)per- 
mints and ^iiv^erbread. Wearing' a L;dw n and petticcjat, with a man's 
hat, coat and boots she made a (|ueer appearance stalkin^- up the streets. 
An exceedingly interesting- docmnent, carrying us back, as it does, to the 
days of slaxery in Massachusetts, is the following bill of sale of a ne"-ro 
girl in this town : 

••Know all iiilmt by these Presents That I — Zorobabel Rice of Marlhorouuh in 
the Connty of Midiilesex Yeoman : For and in Consitieration ot the Snni of One 
Penny lawtnl nionev Paid by Jonathan Wilder ot Marlborough aforesaid; Yeoman 
and Marv Wilder his wife the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge: I have 
Bargained Sold and do bv these Presents, freely, tully and absolutely Give. Grant 
Sell convey ^^ Confirm unto the said Jonathan Wilder and Mary Wilder and to their 
heirs ^; Assigns Forever — a Negro Girl named Dill which Negro (jirl is my 

own Proper Sla\e during her Natural life and was Born of the Bodv of mv Negro 

Sla\e named Dinah on or about the Day of March A D 1760 And I the 

said Zorobabel Rice for my Self my heirs. Executors and Administrators Do Co\e- 
nant to cV with the Said Jonathan Wilder and Mary Wilder and their Heirs and 
Assigns That before the Ensealing hereof I am the True, Sole, and Lawful Owner 
of the above named Negro Girl Dill. And that dining her Natural Life I will War- 
rant Secure and Defend against the lawful Claims cV Demands of all person or 
persons whatsoever forever hereafter by these Presents. In Witness \vhereof I the 
Said Zorobabel Rice have hereunto Set my hand <S: Seal this jyth Dav of March in 

the First Year of his Majesty's Reign A D 1760 

ZOROBABEL RICE 
Signed Sealeti and Deli\ered in the Presence of us — 

EisEXEZER Phelps 
Aijraham Brigiiam 
N. B. The words (First, 26th March) in the date of the above was done before 
Executing. 



300 

[oM'ph Howl- li\c(l to a ri]X' old aj^c, and allhouL:,li he was t'ccldr 
toward thr latter jiart of his life', he continued to lia\e ^-ood care of his 
nionex . ( )ne of his ne];)hew s. who had tailed a while hefore. met him 
one da\ with •• llow do \i)U do. rncle?" •• Well enough to eat my 
allowance, pav m\ dehts. and nu' farm isn't mortg-aged " was the old 
;4"entleman"s ([iiick replw 

The writer has been told that in isoii there were luit three chaises 
in Ahirlh()rou;_^h. ( )ne of these was owned by Re\-. .\sa Packard, 
another 1)\ Mr. Josej:)!! Howe and the third liy Deacon Thomas vStowe. 
In regard to the go-carts in ve olden times, Mr. Cyrus Felton has col- 
lected the follow ing statistics of the con\eyances in use in this and the 
neighboring towns one hundred years ago : 

There was 1 chaise in ^Nlarlborougli in 17.');')-i, and '.'> in 1750-0 and 

t . 

Tax upon a chaise o shillings a year. 

Riding chairs* 1754 there were in jVlarll)or()ugh 4. 17.").'), .s ; H.")!!, 7: 
17.")7. .'). 

Tax upon a chair 2 shillings. 

There was 1 cliariot in Ilopkinton in 17."),";. 

Tax upon a chariot ") shillings, 

Framingham had 4 chaises in 17');> and 11 riding chairs. 

vSudburv had "i chaises in 17.")7 and s chairs. 

I>ancaster had '■'> chaises in 17.'')7 and 10 chairs. 

Westboro had in 17.')7, '■> riding chairs. 

Stow had 2 riding chairs in 17.")7. 

Worcester had (I chairs in 17.');'). 



* These i-iding chairs looked c|uitc hkc a hir>(c otlice chair, placetl between two 
wheels, similar in size, etc. to the later chaise wheels. 



Years ago in the summer of KlorS, the good ship Coniidence reached 
the shores of New England with 1 10 passengers on board. Among these 
passengers was Nicholas and [ane (ju\, their daughter Mar\, and Joseph 
Tavntor with Robert Havlev. Most of the jiassengers went to Newbur\ 
and v'~^udbur\-, but the aboxe chose Watertown for their home. No doubt 
|()se])h Ta\-ntor and prett\- Mar\- (iuNliad engaged to join fortunes in the 
new world long before the\' left the old shores of England, for it was not 
long before the bans were called and these two were united in marriage 
and srt up housekeeping in the cjuaint and prett\' homestead, built Iw Dr. 
Simon \i\rc, the first i)h\-sician of Watertown. w ho remo\ed to I^oston 



!Ol 




THE T.VYNTOK HOMESTEAD. 



aliout the time that Josc]:)!! Tavntor married. The ^^'reater part of the 
lands that lieloiv^ed to Joseph we find at liis death had lieen ]iurchased 
from Dr. l-^ire and liis heirs. The windows in their house were of the 
oUl fashionedi (hamond-shaped panes of ^lass Itrou^ht from England, with 
sash of lead, which \\as cjuite common about Uoston up to the time of 
the Re\ olution w hen the\ were sul)stituted In' wood and the lead moulded 
into bullets. Jose]:)h Ta\-ntor liought the aho\e homestead in Ahirl- 
liorou^t^-h which was occupied by successi\e ;j;enerations of the family f(jr 
ITjO years. 

The pedigree of Tavntor is so very interestinjj; and the \ arious stories 
of this name so manv that the writer wishes much she were not limited 
for space. Will sa\ , howe\er, that the national origin and deri\ation of 
the name was Norman French, Teinturiere (tinter). It reminds one (jf 
a pleasant fact that the i;nuKl old master amonjj; Italian painters, 
Tintoretto, or Tevnturetto, recei\ed his name from the occupation of his 
father, wlio was a *• tinter"' or painter. 

Joseph Tayntor of Watertown was an educated man of hi^h stand- 
iiiLC in Ins church and possessed the j^ood will and respect of all his 
fellow townsmen. He filled many positions of trust and tlied at the a^e 
of 77 vears, a well-to-do farmer. In the in\ entf>r\- of his \ast estate, (jne 



302 

notices "sutes of arms," pew tcr i^alorc and two i)air of •' baiiolers " which 
we find were ancient cartritli^e boxes, bein^' a l^eh of rawhide filled w ith 
wooden bottles each containing' a charj^e of powder. Here in an inter- 
esting- old homestead was l)()rn lonathan Taxntor who married h^li/a- 
beth, dauj^hter of Daniel W'arin of W'atertown. I)}- her he had four 
children and at her death he married Mar\ Randall who later on. after 
Jonathan's death, went to Boston and became w ife of John Tucker. \\ e 
find the latter out in Kin^- Thillip's War and at the ^reat vSwamp Hj^ht in 

k;?."). 

Amon^- Jonathan Tavntor's children was Deacon Joseph Tayntor. 
Itorn in \\'atertow n and who came when a lad to Marlborou;j,h with 
Jose])h Morse who iuul bought one of the Marlborough farms then a new 
plantation. In 171.') Joseph TaNiitor married Thankful liarrett of Marl- 
boroui^h. He l)uilt on this place antl here he li\ed to be 77 years 
old as the inscription U]:)on his gra\ estone in Marll)orouti"h tells us. lie 
had ser\ed -22 \ears in the church and was a jgood and faithfid citi/en. 
In his will we find him a man of mvich property and among- thing> of 
interest, mention i> made of the noted 24 sil\er buttons which after 
being worn and enjo\ed b\- generations, were niade into spoons. In the 
Ta\ntor histor\- we hnd the following unicpie lines: 

•■ ()ur aiu'ostoi-s lived oi-i bread and broth 

And wooed their health\ \vi\es in homespun cloth: 

Our grandma's nurtureii to the nodding reel 

Gave our good niothers lessons on the wheel. 

Though spinning did not much reduce — the \vaist. 

It iiiade the food niuch sweeter to the taste. 

The\ ne\-er once complained, as some do now, 

()vn- Irish girl can't cook or milk the cow. 

Each motlier tauglit her red-cheeked, buxom daughter 

To bake and milk and tiraw a pail of water. 

No damsel shimned the wash tub. broom or jiail 

To keep unharnied a long grown finger nail: 

Thev sought no gaudy dress, no hooped-out foini. 

But ate to live, and worked to keep them warm. 

Among Deacon Tavntor's children was Jonathan, a farmer, and 
meniber of the church and one of the selectmen of the town. lie mar- 
ried vSarah Woods and died aged Si in ISOS. His son was Joseph, who 
marrieil Nancy Gould, both members of the Congregation;d church- 
.Vmong Joseph's children was Ilollis W, Tayntor, farmer antl n-iill 
owner, who married ()li\e W. Wiley of Medway. Mr. Ilollis Tayntor 
was a member of the Congregational church :nul a highly respected 



3^3 



citizen. 'I'lir Tayiitors liaxe always l)(.'cn students down to the present 
day. I-.acli Tayntor went to classics tor his recreation as another would 
go to a piano after a da\'s\vork. Ilollis TaNiitor taught at the time 
there was a "Centre school "' where the monument now stands. He also 
taught the Warren school. Milton. Dryden and Thompson were to him 
\vhat Horace was to his ^on. 

In earlier days our ancestors seemed to ha\e a tine sentiment which 
is often lacking in the present generation of holding in re\erential 
memory the names of father and grandfather, often successiveh' repeated 
generation after generation. In the Tax ntor histor\ this fact is noted — 
the names josej:)!! and Jonathan following each other alternatel\- until 
Joseph and Nancy's son. Jonathan, remained unman ied. Hajipily the 
latter's brother. HoUis \\'.. took u]) the thread anil named his son foseph 
who married Xellie Howe, daughter of (ieorge Windsor Howe, and a 
direct descendant of John How e. the lirst settler of Marlliorough. and 
they reside in the new home huilt hy the father, Ilollis Tavntor. on 
Prospect street. They ha\ e one child. Ilollis. 

There is a story handed down of ICaires Ta\-ntor, one of the Minute 
men of Watertow n, w ho once had his house Imrned. As was the custom in 
those days on the occasion of such a calamity, the neighhors turned out. 
bringing with them boards, siiingles, nails, etc., each with something, 
intent upon bearing a part of tlieir neighbor's misfortune. The\ then 
had one of those e\ ents of bygone da\s — "a raising" — and ere long the 
house was rebuilt. One man. Thomas Hale, who was cpiite eccentric, 
came up to the house with a ipiarter of \ eal concealed inside of his frock. 
After a few remarks, he said seriousK in an undertone, siding u}) against 
Mr. Tayntor w ho was a \ery tender-hearted and conscientious man : 

'' Grandfer Tayntor, Vw got a little something agin \-ou. " 

" Against me, " replied Mr. Ta\ntor, seriously. 

" Yes, " returned Hale. 

'•I am \ery sorry, sir. I did not know that I luul wronged \()u. " 

'• Well, I ha\e got something agin \ou, " again saitl Hale. 

•• I am \ery sorry. Mr. Hale, if I ha\e done \ou an\ injur\ . Can T 
make you any satisfaction .' " and a tear glistened in his e\e. 

'"Oh, 'tis nothing Inita cpiarter of \eal which I had agin \ou, (irand- 
fer Tayntor, " said Hale, as he drew" it forth. 

When one wished to lie considered a true prophet on weather 
wisdom they ha\e been heard to exclaim: " Well, I guess \ou can put 
me on record with Jonathan Ta\ntor's ancestor " \yh() was considered 
infallible in weatlier wisdom, ne\ er ha\ ing been known to jirophesy 



304 

wtoiil;-. and \va< often CDiisullfd 1>\- Iii^ nL'i;4lilKTs when any IniNincss 
(leixMuk-d upon the weather. lie was a man. too. w lio sehlom said more 
than •• \'es ■' and '• Xo."" thoip^h he h^toked more when occasion retiuired. 
A neighbor came to liim one da\- and asked it the weather wouUl hoUl 
fan- until tomoi-row whik' he liar\ested his tkdd ot wlieat. ■• ^ e>. "" was 
the i-eph . l)Ut noon came and with it a torrent of rain, and the wheat 
hi\- on the "round (k'stro\e(k As Mr. Tayntor had ne\er l^een known 
thus to (.-rr in his jud;j,-ment. tlie neiii'lihor attributed it to maHce. and he 
was (hd\- arraigned hefore a jur\ for •• uiaHciously (k'Cei\ in^. with intent 
to injure his nei^'hhor, "' etc. History says, whether with the (k^iiity 
attrilnited to the earlv New hki^land fathers, or whether through the loxe 
of fun suo-o-ested h\ the char;j,"e. no one knows. Itut the jury i^ronounced 
him t^iiikw fining- iiim I shilhn!j,s and <i pence, and it was thus reconk'd. 




THE FRANCIS GLIiASON HOMESTEAD. 



A quarter of a niik- north of the 1 li-h School stands the ako\ e home. 
John Barrett of Eno:kind. was one of the ori-inal ])urchasers from the 
Indians of what is now .Nkirllx.rou-h. His dau-hter .\kiry married 
James (iieason and they settled in Sudhury. The cellar of the house 
occupied bv Mr. John Ikirrett. is still to be seen ojiposite the (Jleason 
liome. Tlii- house was inside of a fort built of chestnut lo<;s hewn on 
three sides, the outside bein-- smooth, so as to pre\ eiit the Indians from 



3^5 

climlMn^- up. The i:)rcsent house was l)uilt in iSd'.l, 1^- Fmucis (iicason 
j^rcat grandson uf John iKirrctt. Francis (ileason married Persis Howe 
in ISOT. They had ten chihhen. nine of whom were liorn in tlie old 
homestead. He ihed in l.slO. and she died in LSfU, and the old liome 
came into possession of the oldest son, William J-"rancis (Jleason. who 
married in l-So7, Mary Augusta Russell, of Weston, Massachusetts, She 
was the daughter of Abner Russell and sister of Bradford Russell. lisci., 
a noted lawyer of his time. They had six children, Faustina, S\ hester, 
Orissa, Fannie, Mah ina, who m. Charles M. Hapgood, son of Lewis 
Hapgood. (their children are Herbert, Ethel, who m. Willard Houghton 
of Hudson, and has twin sons. Kenneth and Kermit : and Ro\ m. Ik'ssie 
Crowell and lias one son Charles;) and ex-Alderman Oscar W. (ileason 
who m. Annie .*~^. Mdntire : they ha\ e one son, Frank Russell, dru*'-- 
gist in Ha\erhill, who m. Mildrede Hussev. 

Two of the daughters of I'rancis (jleason married Ca]5tain Francis 
Brigham of Hudson, son of hory and Sall\- Wilkins. The oldest daugh- 
ter vSophia. was the mother of six children among whctm were Rufus H., 
who married l^asha Mo'^sman. Rutus was senior member of V. l^righam 
& Co. He was a conser\ati\e and honorable business man. Their son, 
General and Hon. William H., married Cora, daughter of Benjamin 
Dearborn in Stow . (xeneral Brigham is President of the F, Brigham & 
Gregory Co. of Hudson and Boston, the oldest shoe manufactory in the 
United States, Director in \arious banks and of the X. F. Shoe and 
Leather Association, Meml^er of Massachusetts Hf)use of Representati\ es. 
Member of Massachusetts vSenate in the Sixth Middlesex District and 
served on committees for rules and town education, vSelectman of Hudson 
LS'.M) to 1<S'.)('> inclusive, connected with the ALassachusetts Militia for 
manv vears with Governor Crane and (Tovernor Bates; was Brigadier 
General and Inspector on general staff of Governor Bates, I'.IO;') and 
1;MM, staff of (Governor Cjuild, I'.lOi;. Children, Mildred and William 
Mossman. Laura S., married Charles Wood of Hudson. Wilbur F., 
who served one himdred davs in the Ci\ il War and was pre\ ented from 
further ser\ ice by poor eyesight. He became \'ice President of the F. 
Brigham & Gregory Shoe Co., was an acti\ e worker in the temperance 
cause and supporter of the Baptist church. After the death of his mother 
he li\ ed at the old homestead above and attended the Ahirlborough High 
School. He became greatly attached to the old place where he spent 
such a happv bovhood, and during the last years of his life he was a 
frequent \isitor at the home of his ancestors. It was his Uncle Charles 
Brigham, (son of Lory and Sally (Wilkins) Brigham,) one oi the last 



3o6 

suf\i\()rs of the sixth L^vncralioii <it' Uri'^haiiis. a taniuT, contractor, 
Assessor ami ()\erseer of the poor, a oreat temperance laliorer and anti- 
slaverv man, verv puldic spirited and one of tlie founder-- and lea(Hn;4- men of 
the Unitarian church, who, in his story of the past, cried just before his 
death in Hudson in IS'.l'.l. a;4ed si years: " When 1 thinly of my boyhood 
days, of farmers gone, and farms deserted, when 1 ride tln-ough \\'ilkins 
vlUage and pass the Nourses and call for one of them, none answer. 
Onlv this echo comes liack : • Where are they ? " I hear a \oice saying, 
'the fathers are dead, the children ha\ e gone and the old home is for- 
c'-otten." The fathers ha\ e gone ahead and we must follow them soon. 
The chstance is short — mind the Guide Boards on the wa\ 1 " After the 
death of Wilbur's step-mother, ( she was Elizabeth (ileason. sister of his 
mother.) which occurred in l.S.S(), he became a regular \ isitor to the old 
home abo\e. on Thanksgix ing day. Here for fifteen successi\ e years he 
sat at the head of the table on this day of fast and feast, antl with his 
wit ami wisdom was the life of the party which had gathered to cele- 
brate the national holida\-. Among the relics of olden times to be found 
at the old homestead is a cane bearing the initials J. V>. on a siber fer- 
rule. This cane was brought froni England o\ er two lumdred years ago by 
John Barrett, the father of Marv Barrett, wife of James (ileason. Tra- 
dition says that he came from England on one of the \ essels immediately 
follo\ying" the Mayflower. This cane has been handed dow n through the 
o-enerations to the oldest son of the oklest son. It is now owned by 
vSyb ester H. (ileason. 



.Solomon l>arnes was the son of William Barnes ami Elizabeth 
Bri'j,ham. daughter of Winslow and Elizabeth (Harrington) Brigham. 
Solomon n-arried in 1.S22 ."^arah Howe, and built the f<dlow ing homestead, 
li\ing here w ith his eight children, among whom was William Barnes, 
the \-eteran soldier, who died in April. l'.M)2. It was oidy in January 
before that Postmaster Fa\- wrote: "Just a word, my dear old comrade, 
to remind \<)u that I remember this, yoiu- birtlulay." William Barnes 
^vas born in the Morgan house on the Hudson ro:id but li\ed in the 
house following on Ash street, lately o\\ ned by ex-Alderman E. E. 
Allen, who assisted bv his estimable wife as Matron, was for some years 
Siu)erintendent of >Lu-lb()rough's City Farm, on the I5oston road. 

This house, as were a number of other houses in Ahirlborough, \yas 
atone tinie used to accomodate patients with the small pox; although 
not designed as were houses in 1721. as special hospitals for persons who 
desired to be inocvilated. It was before the discoyery of the present mode 



3^7 




SOLOMON BARNES HOMESTEAD. 



of vaccinalion. that small pnx parties \\crc amon^ the fashionable t^^atltcr- 
ings of old Boston, when the quests \\ere inoculated and withdrew for a 
time from the world. The following' imitation of this kind is still pre- 
ser\ed : "Mr. .Storer in\ ites Mrs, Martin t(j take the small pox at Ids 
house : if Mrs. W'entworth desires to 2;et rid of her fears in the same 
wav. we will accomodate lier in the best wav we can. We ha\e sexeral 
friends iin ited and none of them w ill he more welcome than Mrs. \V." 
]MarIhoroti;4"h at Hrst joined with her mother town, vSudhurw who \ oted 
against admitting the small pox into town In' inoculation, and the .Select- 
men were instrticted to ]:)rosecute those who had been inoculated contrary 
to law. (jreat prejudice reigned against the new method, Init at length 
the majority decided to risk ha\ ing the disease in this way rather than the 
greater risk of taking it in the ordinar\- wav of contagion 

Few in ]\hudborough's later days are ])etter and more fa\orably 
known than William Barnes, whose first labors were on a farm, after 
^\ hicli he worked in a shoe factor\- ownetl by John Chipman. For a 
number of \ears he kept a hotel in the building on Main street now occu- 
pied l)y Dr. C E. Cutler Jr. At the outbreak of the Rebellion he 
enlisted in Co. I. Thirteenth >hissachusetts Regiment. In fact he was 
largely instrumental in forming this com]:)an\' in which he was made ser- 



3oS 

• aant. Co. 1 was at Ha;j,frsl()\\ n, Maryland, where C.\ F. Morse was 
iiro\()st marshal, and later at Harper's Ferry, where the eoniniaiid did 
o-uard dutv with two other companies detached from the I'hirteeiith. .\t 
tlie second battle of Bidl Run, Mr. Barnes lost a lej^ and for sixteen 
weeks was confined to a hospital in Washington, after which he returned 
home, l-'or fifty-six years he was a member of Lodge of I. (J. (). F., 
alhliated with Post l:'), G. A. R., and vSons of American Rexolution, 
]Slr. l>arnes had married Arathusa Rfvi\ Howe, one of twebe cliildren of 
Josiah and Phebe Howe of Fhillipston. In ISCI Mrs. Barnes became 
heartih' interested in all that pertained to the work of the soldiers, especi- 
allv in caring for the regulars sent north liy the regiment to wliich her 
husband belonged. 

In August 1NC)2, word came that her husband was dangerously 
woiuided. With the dexotioii of a true wife, she at once laid aside all 
other duties, and leaving her little ones {o the kindly care of others, she 
hastened South to the Armory Stpiare Hospital in Washington, where 
her rare skill and fortitude had a wonderful effect on the invalid husliaud 
who tinalh' was able to return home with her. While gi\ing her reunited 
family the constant and tender care of a loxing wife and mother, her 
interest in the cause of freedom and for those who so bra\el\- defentled 
their country in its hoiu" of peril, never waned. In 1.S70 she originated 
the Laches' Relief Society in Marlborough, since w hich time she had been 
a constant assistant to Post i:*, G. A. R., and to her death in P.MH) was a 
dearly beloved and honored member. Three children sur\ i\ed : Mrs. 
B. L. Arev of South Boston; Hattie, wife of Mr. George A. Stacy, oiu' 
highly esteemed .Suj^erintendent of Marlborough Water Department, and 
our late Alderman Frank (). P)arnes who for many years was Superin- 
tendent of Electric Light l^lant : engineer also in the Clapp & Billings 
and Deacon Curtis shoe factories. He died in I'.IO."), mourned as one of 
the most conscientious of city fathers. He left two children, Ralj^h and 
Eleanor. 

William Barnes had a fund of stories, among which was: •' When 
Rev. Asa Packard was building his house, the frame fell, giving one of 
the carpenters quite a fall. *• What were your thoughts, my good man, 
when you found yourself so near God." ' inc|uired the reverend gentleman, 
expecting a reply he might perhaps use for a text. ' Why, ' was the 
quick reply, ' I thought for a minute all the devils above and below had 
come for me with their pitchforks. ' " Mr. Barnes never heard that this 
reply was accepted by the disa):)pointed reverend gentleman. .Speaking 
with regret in regard to the unmarked tombstone of the first minister, 



309 



Mr. l>riniMiic;ul, he said: " I always had a secret regard and sympathy 
for all the ministry. They IkuI as a whole a hard and for the most part 
a narrow road to traxel, and before that time when Re\'. Asa wSmith was 
shot at as he sat writing- his sermon, were more \enerated than in the 
present day. " Mr. Barnes liked to know just what he was ahout and 

applied the moral u;i\en by Minister Packard in his storv ahout his little 
spaniel. lie had been digj^in^- out stones iti his pasture where he had a 
flock of shee]). The ilog chased the sheej^ and in his excitement did not 
notice one of the pit holes, and tumbled in. turninn" a complete somer- 
sault. The doL;' was as Herce as e\ er, and climbing- out of the hole 
continued the chase in exactlv the opposite direction. The moral was, 
don't start our chase \\ ithout alwavs knowini^- just w hat we are about. 



311 



TIME OF CIVIL WAR. 



When tlie first cr\ was heard t'<jr Nohiiitcers to scrxc our c<)untr\- in 
her hour of ])eril, no lack of patriotism was telt in Nhirll^orou^h. and no 
other phice was more ]irompt in dutv to ser\ e the countr\ slie lo\ed so 
well. C^uickU was town meetini;' called, and on April 2'.t. ISCil, action 
was taken. 

•• Article 2. To see if the town will respond to the Proclamation of 
the President of the l'nite<l .States a]:)])ealinL; to all lo\al citizens to favor, 
facilitate and aid his effort to maintain the honor and inteL;rit\ and exist- 
ence of our National I iiion, and the perpetuit\' of ]iopulai" l;'o\ ernmenl. 
and to redress the wrongs already loni;' enough endured. 

•• Article ."). To see if the town will raise and appro]:)riate an\- sum 
of money to defray the expense of uniformin;^, eciuippinu; and drilling;- an\' 
number of men who m:i\ xolunteer for the military ser\ ice of their coun- 
try aL;reeal)U to the Proclamation of the President of the I'nited States, 
dated April l.'». ISCI, calliuL:; for the militia of the sexeral .States to exe- 
cute the la\ys of the countr\ and jM-otect the pro]-)erty and ]X'o])les thereof, 
or do or act an\ thin;^ res])ectinL;- tlie same. 

•' Article 1. To see if the town will raise and a])])ro])riate any sum 
of money for the assistance of the families of any persons durinij, their 
absence, who ma\ ha\e \ olunteered for ser\ ice, or do or act anythini;' 
respectint^ the same. 

lloUis I.orin;j,-, Ivs(|., offered the follow iui^ resolutions; which were 
unanimousK' adopted : 

•• U'//(TC(Ys, se\eral states of the Union are confederated in treason 
and armed rebellion against the Constitutional (Joxernment of the I nited 
vStates and the laws thereof, and ha\ e seized, stolen and destroyed the 
common j^rojiertx of the Country purcliased with our common blood and 
common treasure, and ha\e proclaimed through their rebel chief a desio-n 
to commit piracy on our ])eaceful and lawful commerce; and 

•• //'//('/-((Ks, the President of the I'nlted States has called upon the 
militia of the se\eral states to sup])ress said rebellion and has appealed to 



312 

;ill l<)\al citizen^ to aid hi-- ct't'oil to maiiilaiii the honor aiul existence of 
the ( jo\ eriiment : therefore 

••/v'('.vi/:v(/. that we, citizens of >hn-lhoroii«ih. in legal town meeting^ 
assenil)kHl. tender otir corchal and united su]:)port to the (Tovernment of 
the Tnited States and pledge oiu" li\es and oin- fortunes for whatever ser- 
\ ice our coiintrx' ina\' recjuire. 

•' ]'<)/('(/ that a coniinittee of H\e he appointed hy the chair to 
consider and report forthwith w hat action it is adx isable for the town to 
take under the third and fourth articles in the warrant. The cliair 
apjiointed Ilollis Loring. L. K. Wakeh'eld. ( ). W. Alhee. Samuel Boyd 
and Edward W'ilkins for said committee, who re]:>ortetl as follows: 

•• \'oiir committee ha\e endeaxored to hring to the subject intrusted 
to their consideration, a degree of serious deliberation somewhat corres- 
pondent to the gra\e and momentous issue now presented to the people 
of the coimtrw The faihu-e of the people to sustain the (ioxernment in 
the fearful struggle now commenced will entail upon us and our children 
despotism, if not serxitude. But we shall not fail if we are true to our- 
sehes. true to the treasm-ed memories of the past, true to the lessons of 
our great ancestors. We woidtl hail as a herald of glory the singular 
coincidence that on the nineteenth day of April, 177."), Massachusetts 
men fell on Lexington green and on the banks of the Concord Ri\er, the 
tirst martvrs in the great struggle of American independence ; so on the I'.Kh 
(la\ of April, ISCI. Massachusetts men fell in the streets of Baltimore, 
the tirst martx rs in the great struggle for Union with Liberty, Their blood 
w ill cr\- from the reddened paxements of that perjured city until the stars 
and stripes wa\e an emblem of freedom o\er this fair land. Pmt we 
must remember that imder our institutions the (ioxernment can tlo 
nothing without the aid and su]iport of the ]X'ople : the i)eople must, 
therefore, s])eak and act through their cor]:)orate ca]:)acity as towns. We 
trust that we sjx'ak the sentiments of e\ ery citizen \\heii we say that 
Marlborough, the mother of towns, will act promptly and patriotically in 
this hour of otu^ coiuitrv's need: therefore, 

"Reso/i'ed, tluu tiie sum of ten thousand dollars be, and the same is 
herebv appropriated and j^laced at the disposal of a committee of ten 
hereafter to be appointed In the town, said sum to be used in whole or in 
part at the discretion of the s;nd committee of ten for the aid and encourage- 
ment of the individuals or for the support of th.e familie- of the individ- 
uals composing the volunteer militia comp:inies now raised i r h.ereafter 
to l)e raised in this town to meet the c;dls of the (Jo\ernment. 

''/i^w/:7'(/, that li\e citizens, to wit, Mark Fay, William II. W^)od, 



313 

Stt-'phfii Morse. 1-211 iridic Howe and I'rancis UriL^hain. be added to the 
committee of H\e alread\ appointed 1)\ the town, the whole to constitute 
a committee of ten to cai"r\ into ettect the fore;4dini^' resolve." 

June 22, l.sC)l. action was taken : 

"Article 2. To see if the town will raise mone\' for militar\ pur- 
poses or do or act an\thin!:;- res]:)ectinL;' the same. 

".\rticle ;'). To see if the town will authorize their treasurer to l)or- 
row an\ amount of mone\' not exceediuL;- ten thousand dollars for the 
purpose of tlefra\ in^- the expense heretofore incurred for military i)ur- 
poses by a \ote of said town passed on the twenty-ninth day of last April, 
or any expense that ma\- hereafter he inciu-red for military purposes or 
do or act auNthiiii;' respecting- the same." 

The treasurer was authorized to borrow not exceeding- ten thousand 
dollars and hold same subject to the order of the cou-imittee of ten. 

July l:i. I Sin : 

" Article 2. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to aid 
the families of those enlisted into the ser\ ice of the United States, 
belont^ini;- to the tow n, a^reeabh to an act passed at the last session of 
the Legislature, or to do or act anything respecting the same." 

\"oted that the Selectmen be authorized to use their discretion as 
abo\e in aiding tamilies. 

April 7. l.S(;2 : 

"To see if the town will raise mone\ for the aid of families of 
volunteers under Chapter 222 of the act approved the twenty-third day of 
May, l.S()l, or do or act an\ thing respecting the same. 

" Selectmen authorized to borrow not exceeding ten thousand dol- 
lars for abo\e purpose." 

July 22. lS(;-_>, it was : 

" \'oted to raise $(;..")()() and appropriate the sanie to those who shall 
enlist previous to the second da\ of ^Vugust, l.sCi2." 

The following resolutions were the resolutions offered and adopted 
;maniniousl\- b\' the town : 

•• JlV/crcas, a great rebellion engendered by a wicked desire to per- 
]:»etuate and extend the institution of chattel sla\try and stimulated by an 
unhoK ambition to rule, has set at naught the legally constituted authori- 
ties of this nation and iinjU'rilled constitutional liberty on this continent. 

•• Therefore, Resolved, that Marlborough is determined to stand by 
and maintain the great truths of the Declaration of .Vn-ierican Indepen- 
dence and the Republican (Joxernment instituted by our re\ olutionary 
fathers. 



314 

^^ A'('So/z'('(/. that it am ( )liL;arch\ or auv institution howcxcr tOrtiticd 
I'v ])()\\c'r and prrjutlicc. stands in the way <>t" the tidl reaHzation of our 
revolutionary fathers' ideal, in rei^iird to the inalienable rights ot" man,, 
such Oligarchy and such institution must perish, rather than that consti- 
tutional lil)ert\ shoidd fail. 

••/i'c.sv>/:v'(/, that whilst we honor the patriotism and acknowledge 
the sacrifices wliich hundreds of our fellow townsmen ha\e shown bv 
dexoting their all to the cause of their countr\' we would not be immind- 
ful of the glory our adojjted tellow townsmen ha\e won on main a welU 
fought Held. 

'' A'cso/zu'c/, that the names of L'are\ and Regan and their fellows who' 
ha\e fallen in this contest for right, have become historic, and Marl- 
borough will cherish their memories and keep their garlands fresh, that 
posterity may know their worth and honor them with the incense of 
grateful hearts. 

"/?c.w/tv'(/, that to the recent call of the President of the Tnited 
States for men to till the thinned ranks of the armies of the Re]Mil)lic. 
Marlborough expects her sons, both nati\e and adopted, to respond with 
an alacrity that shall emulate her past fame and be a guarantv for the 
future, of her unwa\ering determination to sustain the cause of Libertv, 
God, and our Countr\ . 

'"'' Rcso/vcd^ that though patriotism can neither be measured nor 
weighed by money, yet Ahirlborough is readx . in her corporate capacity, 
to pledge herself to compensate, in part at least, for pecuniary sacrifices, 
those brave men \\ho shall generously throw themsehes into the breach 
in this hour of a nation's jieril. 

" /\('so/v('d, that we pay one himdred and twenty-five dollars to each 
\ohmteer who shall \olunteer under the present call of the President of 
the United States, not to exceed fifty-two in nuud>er." 

Expenditures came in the shape of aid to families, and bounties for 
a few years, and about the time the State took up the matter after the 
close of the war, it comes as '' state aid " and exery year up to the 
present time there is an annual appropriation made for that purpose and 
probably will so long as li\e any of the sur\ i\ors of the Ci\ il War sol- 
diers from old Marlborough. 

vSlAriSTKAL RKPour. 

Aid to families of \olunteers. ISCI, $1, (;.')(». 70 

Aid to families of volunteers, l.Sli-J, S,(;2'.l. LS 



bounties, l.S(;2, 

Aid to families, etc, iNC)."!, 

Cost of recruiting, l.S(!o, 

Aid to families, etc., 1864, 

Bounties, ISCI, 

Aid to families, etc., ISIi.'), 

Bounties, 1<S(),), 

Aid to families, etc.. iSCiCi. 

State aid. ISC,;, 



ls,;i;;'.i.o() 

l(),.s,s4.1() 

440. 7!t 

15, 02;!. 88 

22. .")<;(;.(■.(■) 

<'.,177.(J.S 

77."). (10 

4,44.s.20 

2.4.s.").0O 



'.Irii Mass. lMANrrv\. 

The Ninth Regiment was one of the first three years Regiments that 
left the vState. Co. (t was tlie Marlliorough company of that Regiment 
and shared in its losses and its glorious record. It was organized in 
Boston Jime II. isiii, and mustered into the L'nited States ser\ice. It 
was mustered out of the ser\ ice June 21, isiM. 

The Regiment took part in the engagements of the battles on the 
Peninsula during McClellan's camj^aign hefore Richmond. \'a.. and the 
battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsx ille, Mine Run. Wilderness, 
Spottsyh ania. Xortli Anna Ri\er. Po Ri\er. Bethesda Church. Shady 
Oak, Cold lIar])or. 

The Adjutant-General's Rej^ort of bs'.),') says of the Ninth Regiment : 
"This Regiment \yas com]:)ose(l chiefly of men of Irish birth. It was a 
most excellent organization, and reflected high credit upon the .State and 
Nation. 

The Regiment lost during its term of serxice 1.") officers and 1',I4 
enlisted men killed and mortally wounded, and three ofKcers and GG 
enlisted men died from disease. Total, 27.S. 



loTH Mass. X'ols. 

Mustered into service July 1(1, iMil. Mustered out August 1, bs(;4. 
Was in battles of Pritchard's Mills, Sept. 1. \Xi')l : Thoroughfare (Jap, 
Aug. 2.S, bs(;2 : Manassas or Second l)ull Run, Aug. ;>0, l.S(;2 ; 
Antietam. .Sept. 17. l'SG2: Fredericksburg, Dec. \-'>. 1SG2; Fitzhugh 
Crossing, April 80, 1.SG8: Chancellors\ille, May 1. l.S(;8 : (iettysburg, 
July 1-4, 1SG:5: Wilderness, May ."j, 1.SG4: Spottsyhania, May .S, 1<SG4 ; 
J^ethesda Church, June 2, 1.SG4: Cold Harbor. June 8, 18G4 : Petersburg, 
July, 1<S(')4. Regiment lost four officers killed and mortalb wounded and 
117 enlisted men; 40 enlisted men by disease. Total. IC)1. 



3 1 6 

Co. I. .")rii Im- wiin. 

Co. 1 of [hv .")th was imistL-rc'd into the sc'r\ ice for the term of nine 
months Septemher 1 Sd-j!. and emharl-ced at Boston, October :;?2. on the 
-steamer Mississippi for New Berne, X. C. Tite Rej^iment took part in 
the movements and hattles of Kin<^ston, Whitehall, (Toldsboroiiu,h, 
<ium Swam]:) and Ra\\le\'s Mills. Thev returned to l^oston June 2."), 
l(S()o, and were mustered out ]u\\ 2. ISi;;!. Tlie Rej^iment lost hy disease 
1 (! enlisted men. 

In 1S(;4, the .")th was a;j,ain called ii]>on for the third time for ser\ ice 
of a hundred da\s. Marllxjroui^h fiu'iiished two comjianies. \] and 1, for 
this ser\ice. Thex left the State lidv. 1S64 for Baltimore and ser\ ed on 
garrison and patrol diit\ in that city and \ icinit\ . Were ordered home 
November s, and were mustered out November Ki, ISCI. 'The regiment 
<luring its term lost b}- disease nine enlisted men. 

r»7rii Mass. Ixi .\\rm-. 

The .')7th Regiment was mirstered into the ser\ ice April li. 1.S04. and 
musteretl out |id\- ."id. 1<SC>."). Notwithstanding their short term of ser\ ice, 
the Regiment lost a larger percentage of men than any three years' Regi- 
ment that went from Massachusetts. 

Twenty-six Marlborough nien were in Co. K of Worcester, and 
.se\en names of the 2(i are inscribed on our Soldiers' Monimient. 

The regiment took part in the battles of Wilderness. .Spnttsyh ania. 
North Anna, Cold Plarbor, Petersburg, Weldoii Railroad. Poplar Spring 
Church and Hatcher's Run. 

The Regiment lost during their st-rx ice 10 officers and I'.tl enlisted 
men killed or mortalU' wounded, and Si; enlisted men by disease. Total, 
2.S7. 

R?:cc)Ki) OF THK Namks o¥ vSoloikks axt) ()i-i-icf.us 

in the Military vSer\ ice of the V. S. from ^Marlborough during the Rebel- 
lion begun in l.S(;i. Also names of the members of Post 4.'), G. A. R. 



Allen, John. Co. (1. 9tli Reg. 

Allen. Michael. Co. (1. 9th Reg. 

Ahern, Michael, Killed. Co. G. 9th Reg. 

Atkinson, George A. \'M\ Reg. Co. V. 

Alhee, Evigene A. Co. I. l.Stli Reg. 

Alley, William A. Co. I. VMh. 

Alkn. .liihal E. Co. H. IV-ki Reg. 



An.lrews. H. K. W. Co. I. ."th Mas.s. 
Adams. Charles. Co 1. .'.th Ma.ss. hif. 
.\rnolil, Savillion, ;-{()th Reg. Co. I. 
Allen, Natlian M. 'MMh Co. 1. 
Andrews, ("has. \V. Killed at (iettysl)urg, 

■.MHh Reg. Co. D. 
Alley. William, .'.th Reg. Co. I. 



317 



AigtT. Mifluul, 2.1 Art. 
Alley, I'Alwanl R. Co. E. 5th Mass. 
Albee, Milton H. .')tli Mass. Co. E. 
Aldrich, George 

Andrews, J. A. Co. I. .')th Mass. 
Albee, Charles H. Co. I. 5th Mass. 
AUis, Lucius, Killed, 31st Reg. 
Allen, Henry, M Reg. Co. G. Hvy. Art 
Allen, Thomas, 11th Reg. Co. H. Art. 
Atwooil, Wni. I). 1st Batt. Frontier Cavly. 
Alburn, Tlionias, Xavy. 
Aigin, Thomas, 5th Reg. Co. E. 
Buckley, .lohu. Killed, Uth Reg. Co. (',. 
Brigham, Thomas B. Co. G. <)th Mass. 
Burns, Michael, 9th Co. G. 
Burke, Patrick, 9th Co. C;. 
Burns, Eugene, Killed, 9th Co. G. 
Bailey, Samuel, 9ili Reg. Co. G. 
Belser, James 11. Co. F. V.ith Reg. 
Bridgewater,G.N. KiHed, l.'^th Reg. Co. F. 
Brigham, Sidney A. Co. F. L'^tli Mass. 
Bennett, Charles S. loth Co. F. 
Bailey, George H. loth Co. F. 
Barnes, WilHam B. Co. F. l^tli Mass. 
Brigham, Henry J. Co. F. 13th Reg. 
Brigham, Charles L. Co. F. 13th Reg. 
Bigelow, Daniel R. 13th Reg. Co. F. 
Brigham, William F. 13th Reg. Co. F. 
Belser, John, 13th Reg. Co. F. 
Brown, Cjtus H. 13th Reg. Co. F. 
Brown, David L. Co. I. 13lh. 
Barnes, William, Co. I. 13th Mass. 
Baker, William, Co. L 13th Mass. 
Brigham, Austin D. Co. I. 13th Mass. 
Bond, Edward E. Killed. 13th Co. I. 
Brigham, George T. 13th Co. I. 
Brown, John, 13th Regt. Band. 
Ball, Silas B. 13th Regt. Band. 
Blake, Charles E. 5th Reg. Co. I. 
Brewer, Theodore M. Co. I. 5th. 
Barnes, David, Killed, 29th Reg. Co. H. 
Brigham, George G. 29th Reg. Co. H. 
Baker, Benjamin, 32d. Reg. Co. G 
Burdett, Henry H. 9th Battery. 
Baker, Levi W. 9th Mass. Battery. 
Bemis, Harrison, r2th Reg. Co. E. 
Barnard, Benjamin, 36tli Co. L 
Balcom, George, Co. L 5th Mass. 
Barker, Justin D. 5th Co. I. 



Brigham, William 1'. Killed, 13(ith Co. 1. 
Bean, Hiram P. .3(ith Co. L 
Berry, John E. 5th Co. I. 
Bean, Frank, Co I. .">tli Mass. 
Brown. luiward A. 5tli Co. 1. 
Bond, Edmund E. Co. 1. 5tii Mass. 
Barnes, Joseph W. Co. I. 5l h Mass. 
Brien, John O. 5th Co. 1. 
Burgess, John F. 5th Co. 1. 
Borilreau, Eurebe, 5th Co, L 
Blair, John. 5th Co. I. 
Belcher, Thomas W. Co. 1. 53d Reg. 
Burdett, Charles C. .33(1 Reg. Co. L 
Bannan, Patrick, 53d Co. L 
Ball, David N. 51st Co. D. 
Balcom, M\Ton L. Killed, 2d Reg. Co. D. 
Bemis, H. 12lh Co. Iv 
Boylaii, Patrick, Killed, 9th Reg. Co. E. 
Bruce, J(.hn L. .31)1 h Reg. Co. D. 
Brown, Henry H. 1st Reg. Co. B. 
Brigham, Charles G. 1st Reg. Co. B. 
Blanchard, Lewis, 4th Mass Cavalry. 
Bennett, Nathan C. 59th Artillery. 
Blake, Charles E. 1st Heavy Artillery. 
Billado, Thomas, 5Sth Reg. Co. H. 
Barnes, Josepli W. 57th Co. K. 
Brigliam, George H. Co. K. 57fh Reg. 
Burk, Hugh, 59th Reg. Co. 1. 
Barnes, Joseph P. Killed, 59th Co. K. 
Batchelder, H. J. 4th Mass. Cavalry. 
Broaderick, Michael, 19th Reg. Co. H. 
Bodreau, Jo.seph, 28th Reg. Co. B. 
Bennett, Alonzo J. 16 Mass. Battery. 
Barnard, Benjamin, 16 Mass. Ballery. 
Burns, P. 3d Co. Fnattached Hvy. Art. 
Brigham, Charles G. 16 Mass. Battery. 
Browning, E. L. 1st Co. Heavy Artillery 
Ball, Bariuibas E. 3d Brig. 2d Army Corp. 
BuUard, Leonard, 3d Brig. 2d Army Corp. 

Brigade Band. 
Bullard, William 11. .3th Co. E. 
Barnard, George G. 5th Co. E. 
Brigham AcUlington M. Co. E. 5th Reg. 
Brown, George F. 5th Co. E. 
Brigham, Alfred L. 5th Co. L 
Brigham, Wilbtu- F. .5th Co. I. 
Bordreau, Peter, .5th Co. L 
Bullard, F. H. 24th Co. G. 
iBean, James, Frontier Cavalry. 



3i8 



Buss, Clias. L. lOtli Ci). Tiuilt. Hvy. Artl 
Blake, John H. I'ttliCn. \'u:<\\. I Ivy. Artl 
Britton, Benjamin 11. •J'.tlli Co. Hvy. Artl 
Brigham, Joseph E. 29tli Co. Hvy. Artl 
Brown, Henry E. 16th Mass. Battery. 
Bain, Thomas, 1st Heavy Artillery. 
Bennett , Charles J. 1st Battery Hvy. Artl 
Brigham, Aaron A. Killed, Co. F. 8th Min 
Brigham, Wni. Fife, Killed, 45th Co. B 
Bm'ston, Thomas, 4th Mass. Cavalry. 
Bemis, Harry, 4th Mass. Cavalry. 
Bourne, Josiah, Veteran Res. Corps. 
Burkhill, James, .56th Reg. Co. F. 
Burgess, George E. 21st Reg. Co. E. 
Carter, Calvin H. 13th Co. F. 
Crosley, George L. 13th Co. F. 
Coolidge, Silas A. Killed, 1.3tli Co. F. 
Collins, Luke, 13th Co. F. 
Carron, James M. 13th Co. F. 
Cross, George W. 13th Co. F. 
Cutting, Charles H. 13th Co. L 
Callahan, Henry J. 13th Co. I. 
Cuthbert, George M. Co. 1. 13th. 
Choate, Robert, 13tli Co. I. . 
Carey, John, Killed, 9tli Co. G. 
Clark, Miehael, Killed, 9th Co. G. 
Carey, James, Co. (J. 9th Reg. 
Cowhey, Edward, 9t]i Co. G. 
Coaghlan, Michael, 9th Co. G. 
Cotter, Cornelius, 9th Co. G. 
Clark, Peter, 9th Co. G. 
Clancey, Tliomas, 9th (Jo. G. 
Creed, John, 91 h Co. G. 
Creamer, Lawrenee, 9th Co. (J. 
Clark, Patrick, Killed, 9th Co. G. 
Conners, William U. 9th Co. G. 
Conners, John, Killed, 9th Co. (}. 
Crowley, John, Killed, 9th Co. G. 
Cotter, Michael, 9th Co. G. 
Cole, George ( ). Co. I. ;i(ith Reg. 
Coleman, John, 361 h Co. (!. 
Crouch, Elethan, 36th Co. 1. 
Collins, John H. Killed, 33d Co. C. 
Cunningham, Wm. 9th Vn. G. 
Chase, Benjamin, 5th Co. I. 
Crosby, Ariid, 5tli Co. 1. 
Claflen, James F. .5th Co. I. 
Cunningham, Levi (). 5th C'o. I. 
Clallin, James, 47th Co. G. 



Carter, Alpheus H. 53d Co. L 

Coyle, Patrick, .5.3d Co. I. 

Chapin, George P. 51st Co. A. 

Chase, Otis, Killed, 1st Heavy Artillery. 

■Caul, Michael, 9th Co. E. 

iCavner, J. 8Sth N. Y. Reg. 

Calaher, Timothy, 2Sth Co. I. 

Campbell, Wm. B. 22d Co. 1. 

Connelly, William, 28th Co. L 

Carey, James, 9th Co. G. 

Connelly, Patrick, 

Carruth, Joseph W. 51st Co. A. 

Iciaflui, Wm. W. 13th Reg. 

ICavanaugh, Jolm, Co. A. 1st Mass. C. 

Crocker, Sam'! S. 13th Reg.Co. Unat. H. A. 

Cowhey. l)avi<l, 2d Mass. Cavalry. 

Clark, John H. 9tii Mass. Battery. 

Cotting, John R. 59th Co. K. 

Crosby, John, .59th Co. L H • 

Carr, Jo.shua W. 59th Co. H. 

Crawford, Jolm A. N. 5th Mass. Cavalry 

Colburn, Abner B. 16th Mass. Battery. 

Caraban, Peter, 2d Heavy Artillery. 

Chase, Otis, 14th Co. L. 

Coolidge, E. F. 59th Reg. 

Cox, Lucian A. 5th Co. E. 

Clarke, Wm. H. 10th Mass. Battery. 

Castle, Daniel, 2d Reg. 

Connsford, Thos. J. 13th Mass. Cavalry. 

Casey, Michael, 6th Mass. Battery. 

Carr, Thomas, 5th Co. L 

Crosby, George O. 5th Co. L 

Clifford, Loring C. Frontier Cavalry. 

Chartier, JovSe})h, 19th Reg. 

Clark, Pecallas M. 19th Reg. 

Callaghan, Timothy O. 59th Co. K. 

Cawkuis, Etlwaril, 2d Reg. 

Cavanaugh, J. 5th Co. 1. 

Cress. Thomas, Navy. 

Ciiamplain, Ednuuid, Navy. 

Cole, John, Navy. 

Cooper, Wm. W. Navy. 

Collins, Stephen, Navy. 

Cram, Jacob W. Navy. 

Coleman, Alfred, Navy. 

Cass, Jacob, Navy. 

Conneally. John, Navy, Gunboat. 

Cotter, Michael, Navy, Gunboat. 

Caleff, Alfred, Navy. 



^I 



9 



Crowell, Addison W. Xa\ y. 

Conely, Francis, Navy. 

Carr, Charles, Navy. 

C'ainty, Charlt's, Navy. 

Clifforil, .John O. P. Navy. 

Catinan, Daniel, Navy. 

Crawford, .James S. Navy. 

Congdon, Ira B. Navy. 

Clmrchill, Jas. M. Navy. 

Clapp, Harvey, Navy. 

Callaghan, Dennis, Navy. 

Cunningham, Wm. Navy. 

Cast ley, .John, Navy. 

Chase, Ira I^. Navy. 

Chapman, Henry, Navy. 

Carey, Walter, '4d Reg. Pleavy Artillery. 

Crowell, Isaac B. Killed, 13th Co. I. 

Coolidge, L. A. 13th Reg. Musician. 

Conroy, William, loth Reg. Co. E. 

Dailey, Robert, Killed, 9th Co. G. 

Dolan, .John P. Co. G. 9th Mass. 

Dugan, Matthew, 9th Co. G. 

Donovan, John E. 9th Co. G. 

Donovan. .John, 9th Co. G. 

Dean, George E. 13th Co. I. 

Droomey, Matthias, lulled, 2Sth Reg. 

Dumas, Peter, .")th Co. I. 

Dint, Joseph A. .>3d Reg. 

Dempsey, Timothy, 9th Co. G. 

I3oyle, Dennis, Co. H. 2d Mass. Cav. 

Doyle, Dan'l, Ivilled , Co. H. 2d Mass. Cav. 

Donahue, Edward, U. S. Signal Corps. 

Dunn, William S. 19th Reg. Co. I. 

Dvmton, Benj. A. 16 Mass. Battery. 

Dailey, Ebeneser W. 13tli Co. F. 

Drumey, John, .5tli Co. K. 

Dugan, Michael, .")th Co. E. 

Dervine, Thomas, 1st Bat. Hvy. Artl. 

Dudley, Samuel E. Co. M. 2d Mass. Artl 

Dougherty, John, 12 Mass. Battery. 

Dyer, E. F. r)tli Co. I. 

Darling, S. W. .5th Co. I. 

Darling, George, .5th Co. I. 

Denny, Winslow S. 61st Co. I. 

Dune van, Charles E. 61st Co. A. 

Desmond, Timothy, Gunboat. 

Driscoll, John, Navy. 

Davis, Edward, Navy. 

Darnell, Charles, Navv. 



Dugan, Charles, Navy. 

Dunnier, William, Navy. 

Denian, Richard, Navy. 

Dorman, George N. Navy. 

Dorson. George L. Navy. 

Davis, Charles, Navy. 

Dorsey, Elias, Navy. 

Devlin, James, Navy. 

Dunn, Michael, 7th New .Jersey. 

Drummey, Matthew, Navy. 

Dougherty, Daniel, 

Dearborn, John A. 

Dickson, Augustus, 

Exley, Henry, Co 

Exley, Tiiomas M. 

Ellis, Benjamin ( I. 

Ellis, Andrew \\'. 

Exley, Edwin W. 

Eaton, .John, Jr. 

Ellsworth, Jamei 

Rmerson, E. li. 



2d Mass. Cav. 

59th Co. C. 

32d Co. G. 

F 13t]i Mass. 

Co. F. I3tii Mass. 

Co. D. Hvy. Artl. 
b')th Co. A. 
Killed, 57t!i Co. K. 
Killed, 57th Co. K. 

10th Mass. Battery. 
Co. I. .5th Mass. 



Engestrom, F. 1st I5att. Hvy. Artl. 
Eager, Frank R. 5th Co. I. 
Eldridge, Oscar F. Navy. 
Ellis, John I. Navy. 
Ely, Demps;>y, .5th Mass. Cavalry. 
Feeley, Jolni. 9t li Co. ( 1. 
Finerty, Bartiiolomew, Killed. 9th Co. G. 
Fahey, Martin, 9th Co. G. 
I Fay, John S. Co. F. 13th Ma.ss. Reg. 
! Felt on, John S. 13th Co. 1. 
Flynn, Peter, Killed, 13tli Co. I. 
Fay, Hiram W. 9th Mass. ISattery. 
Frost, William S. Co. I. 5th Mass. 
Farnswortii, L. S. 5th Co. I. 
Flynn, Jeremiah, 5th Co. I. 
Fogg, George, 5th Co. I. 
Fuller, John, .53d Co. I. 
Freeman, William J. 53(1 Co. I. 
Fisk, George W. 51st Co. A. 
Farwell, Charles, 51st Co. D. 
Finnegan, Paul, 2Sth Co. H. 
'prye, John, Killed, 30th Co. D. 
Fairbanks, Eugene L. 13tii Co. H. 
iFrancis, Joseph, l.st Co. A., Ivilled. 
JFogue, Thomas, N. Y. Regt. 
1 Fit zgerauld, John R. 2d Heavy Artillery. 
[Fletcher, Charles W. 26th Co. E. 
'Frost, Lorenzo, 11th Co. I. 



3 20 



Flu, Samuel A. V. .>9tli Co. C. 
Fitzgoraukl, Jolm, 5th Co. E. 
Felt on, Henry F. oth Reg. Co. E. 
Felt on, Levi L. 19tli Reg.Co. Unat. H. Art 
Fisher, Nahum. 29th Reg. Mass. Hvy. Art 
Felch, John. Gth Mass. Battery. 
Fallon, Daniel, Veteran Reserve Corps. 
Fales, George, 24th Co. D. 
Foster, Geo. R. Co. F. Batt. Frontier Cav 
Fisher, Lyman, oth Co. L 
Fullanl, Owen. 9th Co. G. 
Fay. Ehsha W. Killed, loth Co. C. 
Fevvand, George A. 4 Mass. Cavalry. 
Gleason, James M. Co. L 13th Mass. 
Goodwin, i:ilery E. 13th Co. I. 
Goodnow. Theo. H. Killed, 13th Co. 1 
Gentner, Gerhart, 13tli Co. I. 
Goodnow, James H. 3()th Co. L 
Graves, Henry E. 36th Co. B. 
Greenache, Claiule, Killed, 5th Reg. Co. I 
Gale, Lyman II. 13th Reg.Co. I. 
Gallagher, Thomas, 2()th Co. D. 
Graves, Francis G. Killed, 18th Co. E. 
Gassett, Foster W 13 Reg. Band. 
Goodwin, Edwin, Killed, 21st Co. E. 
Goodnow, Andrew J. Killed, 25th Co. E 
Gale, D. O. 1st Batt. of Inf. 32 Reg. Co. C 
Grady, George O. 13th Co. I. 
Greenwood, Moses F. 5th Co. B. 
Gregre, Philip, 59tli Co. K. 
Gallagher, John, 2d Mass. Cavalry. 
Gately, Thomas, Co. F. 1st Mass. Cavl. 
Gertin, Eleaser. Co. A. 32d Mass. Reg. 
Gibbons, John , 1 7t h Co. L'nat . Hvy. Art 
Goodale, Warren, 11th Mass. Battery. 
Gay, Charles A. 1st Mass. Cavalry. 
Gihnore, Thomas, 1st Mass. Cavalry. 
Gaw^oy, Peter, 2ti Mass. Cavalry. 
Goode, Thomas, 5th Co. I. 
Gleason, William, 2d Mass. Cavalry. 
Goss, S. Foster, 14th Mass. Battery. 
Graham, John R. Batt. Frontier Cavalry. 
Green, James, Xavy. 
GolT, Wm. F. Xavy. 
Gleason, J. Josiah, Killed, 21st Co. H. 
Garner, George H. 54th Co. B. 
Hayes, WilUam, 9th Co. G. 
Hunt, Samuel E. 13th Co. F. 
Harris, Granville H. 13lh Co. F. 



Howe. William P. 13th Co. F. 
Hartford, Simon !•". 1.3th Co. F. 
Hastings, Abel P.. Co. F. 13th. Reg. 
Hartwell, George E. 13th Co. F. 
Hohler, Charles E. 13th Co. F. 
Haskell, Setli G. 13th Co. F. 
Howe, Alfred G. Killed. Co. I. 13th. Reg. 
Hastings, Francis W. 13th Co. I. 
Holyoke, Henry A. Co. I. 13th Mass. 
Holyoke, Eugene J. 13tli Co. I. 
Howe, Rufus, 13th Co. I. 
Howe, Cranston, 13th Co. I. 
Howe, William G. 13th Reg. Band. 
Holt. John M. 13th Reg. Band. 
Howe, Stephen A. I3th Reg. Band. 
Howe, Rufus, 36th Co. I. 
Howe, Elijah, 2d, Killed, 33d Co. H. 
Howe, Ephraim D. 5th Co. I. 
Hastings, Edward M. 5th Co. I. 
Howe, Wallace, 5th Co. I. 
Holt, Stephen A. 5th Co. I. 
Hill, Charles W. 5th Co. I. 
Howe, Lewis T. 5th Co. I. 
Holt, Samuel L. 5th Co. 1. 
Hartford, E. G. 5tli Co. I. 
Hazel, Thomas W. 5th Co. I. 
Harrington, E. D. 53d Co. K. 
Holden, Wm. P. 53d Co. I. 
Howe, Alanson S. Co. H. 29 Mass. 
Hodgden, John G. 32 Co. G. 
Huntington, Geo. D. Killed, 22d Co. D. 
Holyoke, John A. 2d Reg. Co. H. 
Hajigood, J. M. 15th Co. A. 
Holyoke, Ljanan F. 1st Batt. of Infantry 
Heath, Guilford P. 51st Co. D. 
Hemenway, Henry, 45th Co. F. 
Hennesey, John, 2d Mass. Cavalry. 
Hanson, Sylvester P. V. S. Signal Corps 
Howe, Alfred W. Killed, 57th Co. K. 
Howe, Sanborn O. 57th Co. K. 
Hill, Jo.seph W. 57th Co. K. 
Holyoke, Samuel H. 57th Co. K. 
Hunt, Ephraim W. 59th Co. I. 
Hapgood, John H. 16tli Mass. Battery. 
Healey, Jeremiah, 59th Co. K. 
Htmter, Marshall E. Co. A. 4 Mass. Cavl. 
Howe, Lewis T. 16 Mass. Battery. 
Hildreth, Horatio N. 16 Mass. Battery. 
Hinkley, Dexter R. 5th Co. E. 



Harris, Michael, 9th Mas.s. l^attrry. 
Hapgood, Lewis I. 19th Co. Tnat . H. Artl. 
Hardey, Richard, 17th Co. Uiiat. H. Artl. 
Harrington, A. W. 29th Co. Mass. H. Artl 
Harris, Thomas, 29th Co. Unat. 11. Artl. 
Holden, Lewis C. 5th Reg. Co. L 
Hara, Thomas O. Frontier Cavalry. 
Howe, Eugene L. Co. L 5th Mass. 
Howe, George A. Co. I. .")th Mass. 
Howe, .John H. 13th Co. F. 
Horton, J. A. 5th Co. L 
Hennese}', .James, (lunboat. 
Hartshorn, Charles L. 1st Hal t. 11. Artl. 
Harrington. .John, 12th Co. Cx. 
Harriman. .Jas. L. 13th Reg. Asst. Surg. 
Hall, iM-ank .1. (Hst Co. H. 
Hill, Henry, 59th Co. C. 
Hapgood, Henry H. 57th Co. E. 
Ingraham, Edward A. 16 Mass. Battery. 
Inman, Marshall H. 32d Co. G. 
.Jenks, John B. Ivilled, 12th Co. C. 
Joel, Joseph, Ivilled. 9th Hattery. 
.Jordan, James W. 5th Co. I. 
.Johnson, John F. 51st Co. A. 
Johnson, I_,ewis, 51.st Co. A. 
Jones, Frank, 1.3th Co. F. 
Jordan, John, 5th Co. I. 
Jandreau, Joseph, 4th Mass. Cavalry. 
Johnson, Dexter, 28th Co. D. 
Jordan, James, .59th Co. A. 
Jones, B. Edward, Co. E. 5th Mass. 
Jones, Frank, .59th Co. C. 
Johnston, William, 29th Co. Hvy. Artl. 
Jones, George W. 16th Mass. Battery. 
Jackson, Andrew, 4th Mass. Cavalry. 
Johnston, J. R. .5th Co. I. 
Jones, Benj. L. Navy. 
Johnson, Albert C. Navy. 
Jillson, James, 16th Battery. 
Iveating, William, Killed, 9th Co. G. 
Kennedy, Bryam, Navy. 
Kelley, Lawrence, 9th Co. G. 
Klenert, John F. Co. I. 13 Mass. 
Knapp, F. W. 13th Reg. Band. 
King, William H. 36th Co. G. 
Kurtz, Charles, Co. L 5th Mass. 
Kidder, Wm. H. 53d Co. I. 
Kenney, Thomas, 53d Co. I. 
K^eegan, Hugh, Ivilled, 22d Co. Iv. 



Kenna, Patrick. 3(1 liattaliion Rifles. 
Kane, Owen, 9th Co. 1). 
Keyes, Marshall, Killed, ISth Co. A. 
Keyes, Henry, ISth Co. A. 
Keane, Tliomas, 22d Co. H. 
Kane, Owen, 28th Co. H. 
Kelley, Michael, 28th Co. I. 
Keefe, William, .30th Co. D. 
Kenney, Martin, 2d Co. B. 
Keefe, Michael O. N. H. Regt. 
Ivane, Michael. 9th Co. E. 
Knight, Wm. I>. Killed, .59th Co. F. 
Kellchei-. .lohn, 59tli Co. .\. 
Kenisvan, Isaac, 12th Ma.ss. Battery. 
Kane, Patrick, 5tli Co. F.. 
Kangley, .Jeremiah E. N.avy. 
Kenney, Bryant , Navy. 
Kirby, John W. 5iii Co. E. 
Keiniedy, Isaac S. 1st Co. C. 
Lawrence, R. N. Co. I. 5th Mass. 
Jjarwence, Roswell N. 5th Co. 1. 
Lavelk'. Patrick. 7th New Jers-y. 
Lawrence, Parker N. Sth Heavy Artl. 
Lowd, George W. 5lh Co. E. 
Lynch, David, 4th Mass. Hvy. Artl. 
Lewis, Marsliall J. 19tli Unat. Hvy. Artl 
Lewis, All)ert J. 19tli Fnat. Hvy. Artl. 
Lorinhoss, Julius, 1 )-■ 2(1 Mass. Cavalry. 
Latham, S. B. .5tli Co. I. 
Lyman, R. S. 5th Co. 1. 
Linnehan, Dennis. 9th Co. G. 
Leavett, Charles AV. 9ii: Co. G. 
Long, Cornelius, Killed, 9th Co. G. 
Lathrop, W. I. Killed, 13th Co. G. 
Loring, L'rank W. 13th Reg. Band. 
Lawrence, Austin B. 13th Reg. Band. 
Lowell, Frank H. 57th Co. Iv. 
Loftus, Martin J. 5th Co. I. 
I^ancey, Samuel O. 5th Co. I. 
Lynch, Michael, 9th Co. E. 
Lawrence, Henry O. Co. H. 29th Mass. 
Larvin, Michael, 4th Co. C'. 
Lee, Henry, 29th Co. H. 
Lyons, Dennis, 26th Co. D. 
I^ong, Joh.J, 28th Reg. 
Lehan, John, 42d N. Y. Regt. 
Lormg, Seldon H. .30th Regt. 
Linaham, Michael F. 2d Heavy Artl. 
Lil)erty, John, 59th Co. K. 



322 



Lovely, Frank, 59th Co. K.. 

Lenfist, Madison, 4th Mass. Cavah-y. 

Langdon, Chas. A. lltli Co. Hvy. Artl. 

Larvin, Michael, 11th Reg. Co. C. 

Lard, George W. Navy. 

Lynch, David, Navy. 

Lear, Samuel, Navy. 

Locke, James A. Navy. 

Locke, Eilwin H. Navy. 

Long, Charles H. Navy. 

Lowrey, John, Navy. 

Lee, George, Navy. 

Lexander, John F. Navy. 

Lee, Thomas, Navy. 

Lynch, Joseph, Navy. 

Loach, James W. Navy. 

Lynch, Michael M. Navy. 

Mahoney, James, 9th Co. G. 

Murray, Patrick, 9th Co. G. 

McAndrew, Michael ITtli Reg. Hvy Art. 

McAuslan, James oth Reg. Co. E. 

McQueeney, Peter, 9th Co. G. 

McHugh, Cornelius, 9th Co. G. 

McDermot, Patrick, Killed, 9th Co. G. 

Morse, Charles F. Co. F. 13th Mass. 

Marr, Dennis, 13th Co. F. 

Maynard, Jonathan A. Krith Co. F. 

Mann, Jonathan P. 13th Co. F. 

Manson, George F. Co. F. 13th Mass. 

Mann, Andrew J. 13th Co. F. 

Morse, Jedediah, 13th Co. F. 

Morse, Frederick H. Co. F. 13tli Mass. 

Mayiuird, Amory T. Co. I. 3() Mass. Reg. 

Morrill, Amos C. 13th Co. I. 

Murphy, Michael, 13 Co. I. 

Moshier, Charles W. 13 Co. 1. 

Mahan, Theodore L. 13th Co. L 

Mundell, George H. Killed, 36th Co. I. 

Moore, Henry S. 3()th Co. I. 

Morse, Hopkins E. 36th Co. L 

Miles, Edward P. 39tli Co. A. 

Mullen, Michael H. 33J Co. H. 

Martin, Masseiui L. 9tli Battery. 

Miles, Hiram Z. 9th Battery. 

May, Charles, 13tii Co. 1. 

Mclntyi-e, John, ;"tli Co. I. 

Murphy, Richard, ilth (o. 1. 

Moore, Charles W. 53d Reg. 

Malooney, Richard, 47th Reg. 



Mahoney, William, 9th Co. G. 
McKemui, Patrick, L'Sth Co. H. 
Merrill, Sewell H. 13th Co. F. 
Murray, Michael, N. Y. Regt. 
Morrisey, John, 11th Co. C. 
I Morse, Henry J. 15th Co. H. 
jMong, Henry, 22d Co. L 
I Miles, Samuel J. 11th Co. E. 
Munroe, Louis, 19th Co. I. 
Mowrey, Henry A. 22th Co. L 
Mentyer, Cyrus, 51st Co. A. 
Mason, George H. 
'Mahooney, Frank, 9th Co. C. 
jMorse, Danville D. 17 U. S. Infantry. 
Mason, George H. 13th Co. F. 
Murname, William, Killed, 9th Co. C. 
j Murray, John, N. Y. Regt. 

Madden, Richard, 

Morse, Charles, 6th Co. E. 
McCarty, James, Killed, 99th N.Y. Regt. 
McGee, Timothy, 1st Batt. Hvy. Artl. 
Moore, Charles L. 8th Co. Hvy. Artl. 
Madden, Thomas, 11th Co. Hvy. Artl. 
Madden, James, 1st Batt. Cavalry. 
Mahan, Frederick W. 59th Co. A. 
j Mahan, Dallas P. 57 Co. K. 
Maynard, Isaac G. 57th Co. K. 
Mongrean, Rosa, 59th Co. I. 
McMann, Thos. Sinon, 59th Co. I. 
Moulton, Edward R. 59th Co. I. 
McCarty, Callaghan, Co. K. 59th. 
Murray, Thomas, 19th Co. C. 
Merrighan, Matthew, 9th Mass. Battery. 
Miles, .losc'pli H. 9th Mass. Battery. 
Malioncv. James, 9th Co. Hvy. Artl. 
Murphy, Michael, 3d Co. Hvy. Artl. 
McGt'e, John, 5tli Reg. Co. E. 
McCarty, John, 9th Mass. Battery. 
McDonald, Jeremiah, 9th Mass. Battery. 
McGuire, Terance, 19th Co. Hvy. Artl. 
Murdock, Chas. N. 19th Co. Unat. H. Artl. 
Min-ray. Thomas, 2d Heavy Artillery. 
iMaxwcll, J:is. 'JOlh Co. Mass. Hvy. Artl. 
Mowrey, John, 2d Mass. ('av;dry. 
'Moore, J. H. 5lli Co. I. 
Morris, Chas. C. 1st Batt. Hvy. Artl. 
Mackey, Arthur H. 1st Batt. Hvy. Artl. 
McGrath, John, 14th Mass. Battery. 
Moore, Eugene, 1st Batt. Hvy. Artl. 



( 



McCarty, Jeremiah, 42d N. Y. 

McCarty, Michael, 42cl N. Y. 

Moore, Hopkins E. r)tli Co. I. 

Mason, Walden H. Navy. 

Madden, John, Navy. 

Mills, Peter, Navy. 

Murphy, Hurley, Navy. 

Murphy, John, Navy. 

McSweeney, John, Navy. 

Murphy, Richard, Navy. 

Madden, Michael, 29 Regt. 

Nevin, Edward, 9th Co. G. 

Newhall, Wm. A. 13th Co. F. 

Newton, Oseola V. Killed, \'4{h Co. I. 

Nourse, George A. 36th Co. I. 

Nutting, Albion, Killed, 39th Co. A. 

Nourse, Henry, 15th Co. H. 

Newton, Jeremiah L. V. S. Signal Corps 

Nolan, Morris H. r)7th Co. K. 

Newcomb, George B. 20th Co. G. 

Newton, Leonard W. 16th Mass. Battery. 

Niles, John E. U. S. Navy. 

Niles, W. H. U. S. Navy. 

Nichols, John M. 5th Co. E. 

Nourse, Parkman, 5th Co. E. 

Noon, Patrick, Navy. 

Nolan, Thomas, Killed. 22d Co. A. 

Newton, Frank B. 5th Cd. E. 

O'Brien, Patrick, 1st Reg. Hvy. Artl. 

O'Brien, Michael, 4th N. Y. Cavalry. 

Oddy, Thomas J. 13th Co. F. 

Ogden, Thomes, 53il Co. I. 

Owen, Patrick, 53d Co. I. 

Orr, R()l)ert, 53d Co. 1. 

Orr, William, Jr. 53d Co. I. 

Ordway, William D. 57 Co. K. 

O'Donnell, James, Co. I. 59th Mass. 

Oakes, Jefferson, 5th Co. E. 

Ordway, T. C. 5th Co. I. 

Oxley, Daniel, 3t)th Co. C. 

Oakley, Isaac T. Navy. 

Prusia, Joseph, 9th Co. G. 

Pope, Abel H. 13th Co. F. 

Perkins, Chas. E., Killed, 13th Co. F. 

Prouty, Alphonso W. 13tli Co. F. 

Palmer, Moses P. Co. I 13tli Mass.l Rifles.) 

Priest, John E. 13th Co. I. 

Parker, Lysander P. Co. I. 13 Mass. 

Parker, Sylvanus H. Co. I. 13 Mass. 



Peebles, John P. Killed, 13th Co. I. 

Pierce, John M. 13th Co. I. 

Perry, Andrew J. Co. H. 32 Reg. 

Perry, Edwin L. 16 Mass. Reg. Co. B. 

Perry, Henry H. Killed, 13th Co. I. 

Priest, George O. 5th Co. I. 

Priest, Micah B. 5th Co. I. 

Pedrick, Joseph W. 5th Co. I. 

Priest , Oilman , 5th Co. I. 

Perry, Edward A. 5th Co. L 

Peevey, Edward P. 53d Co. L 

Pratt, Orin, 53d Co. I. 

Prouty, Albert H. 29th Co. H. 

Pingree, Procter, 13th Co. H. 

Powers, Richard, 26th Co. I. 

Perry, .loiin S. 22d Co. I). 

Priest, M. .\ugustus, 2d Co. D. 

Perry, A. T. (Jo. E. 12 Mass. 

Pope, S. 1st Regt. Cavalry. 

Perry, Albert H. Co. E. 12 Mass. 

Pratt, Thomas, 4 Mass. Cavalry. 

Perry, Charles L. 13th Regt. Hvy. Artl. 

Pond, Erastus W. 57th Co. K. 

Pratt, Edwin, 57th Co. K. 

Phelps, Stephen W. Killed, 57th Co. K. 

Perry, Henry H. 57 Regt. Co. K. 

Procter, William T. 5th Co. E. 

Pedrick, Joseph W. 16 Mass Battery. 

Putnam, Herbert E. 4th Mass Hvy. Artl. 

Pope, Elisha, Isl P.att. Hvy. Artl. 

Peterson, Martin, 4th Mass. Cavalry. 

Purcell, Rol)ert, 6th Mass. Battery. 

Packard, Horace H. 29th Co. H. 

Pette, John F. 59th Co. B 

Pendegrast, James, 23d Co. G. 

Phillips, Leo, 5th Mass. Battery. 

Parmenter, J. W. 5th Co. 1. 

Parmenter, W. A. 5th Co. I. 

Pettis, Thomas, Killed, 59th Co. B. 

Phibben, Thomas, 9 Regt. Co. G. 

Preble, Charles E. 61 Regt. Co. H. 

Quinn, Patrick, Killed, 9th Co. G. 

Quinn, Timothy, 9tli Co. G. 

Quigg, John, 5th Co. E. 

Quinn, Stephen H. Navy. 

Reagiu, Daniel J. Killed. 9th Co. G. 

Rice, Thomas, 9th Co. G. 

Rice, Edwin, Band, 13 Reg. 

Ross, Donald. 13th Co. F. 



Roberts, Lewis. 13th Co. F. 

Rice, Wilbur H. i;5th Co. F. 

Russell, Lauriman H. l.'^th Co. I. 

Rice, Moses P. 13th Vu. I. 

Rus.sell, Benjamin F. Killed, 1.3th Co. I. 

Russell, John M. Killed, 13th Co. I. 

Russell, John, 36th Co. I. 

Roberts, Jomes H. 36th Co. L 

Rice, Reuben B. Killed, 9th Battery. 

Rice, Aaron, ll'tii Co. E. 

Rose, Frederick J. Mh Co ('. 

Rice, John M. 51st Co. F. 

Rose, John F. 13th Co. I. 

Reed, Thomas X. 53d Co. I. 

Roberts, Thomas, Killed, 53d Co. L 

Rich, William A. 51st Co. A. 

Richardson, J. T. 

Rivers, Anthony C. bst Reg. Co. C. 

Russell, Maynard, 1st Heavy Artillery. 

Rice, Henry, Co. C, U. S. Engineers. 

Rice, Sylvester H. Killed, 12th Co. E. 

Richards, Marsh. G. Co. I. 13 Mass. H. Ar. 

Rice, ?Ienry F. 13tli Heavy Artillery. 

Rice, Edwin C. 57th Co. K. 

Rice, Lucian B. 57tli (_"o. K. 

Ravers, Magloin, 4th Mass. Cavalry. 

Reardon, Daniel, 59th Co. C. 

Reardon, Michael, 9th Co. G. 

Russell, Nathan, 13th Co. F. 

Rice, Wm. B. 5th Co. E. 

Russell, Austin W. 5th Co. E. 

Rice, Moses P. 5th Co. E. 

Russell, George S. Co. E. 5th Mass. 

Rich, Charles S. 1st Mass. Hvy. Artl. 

Rice, C. W. 5th Co. I. 

Rice, Henry, 5th Co. I. 

Riley, John, 58th Co. B. 

Roe, Charles E. 5th Co. I. 

Reed, Edward. G 1st Batt. Hvy. Artl. 

Rice, Rufus C. Killed, 22 Regt. A. 

Shilben, Thomas, 9th Co. CJ. 

Sullivan, Jeremiah, 9th Co. G. 

Sweeney, Edward, 9th Co. G. 

Smith, John, 9tli Co. G. 

SuUivan, Maurice, 9th Co. G. 

Sheehan, James, Killed, 9th Co. G. 

Sheehan, John, 9th Co. G. 

Shea, Cornelius, 9th Co. G. 

Smith, Bernard. 9th Co. G. 



Smith, .\lgernon S. 13tli Co. I. 

Sawyer, George F. 36 Co. 1. 

Sawyer, Oliver, 36 Co. I. 

Strong, Wm. H. 9th Battery. 

Smitli, Stephen, 5th Co. I. 

Smith, Augustus E. 5tii Co. I. 

Spoerell, George, 5t]i Co. I. 

Straas, Lewis, 53d Co. I. 

Sherman, Chas. H. 53il Regt. 

Stone, Lyman, 51st Co. A. 

Smith, Wm. O. 36 Regt. 

Smith, Granville H. Killed. 12th Co. B. 

Stone, Nevenson, Co. C. 25th Reg. 

Stoddard, Henry P. 24th Co. E. 

Stetson, Allston P. 24th Co. E. 

SuUivan, J. 43 N. Y. Regt. 

Sullivan, Jeremiali, 11th Regt. 

Strong, Franklin 1'. 57th Co. K. 

Sanderson, Turner J. 59th Co. C. 

Stevens, Frederick W. 57 Co. K. 

Stowe, George H. Killed, 57th Co. K. 

Stickney, Lafayette, Co. K. 57th Mass. 

Sawyer, John A. 59th Co. K. 

Sullivan, Jeremiah, 59 Co. L 

Sullivan, Robert, 1st Ma.ss. Cavalry. 

'stetson, Silas M. 11th Regt. 

Stevens, Francis E. 5th Co. E. 

|Stone, Ephraim W. 19th Fnat. Hvy. Artl. 

jStone, Wm. H. 19th Fnat. Hvy. Artl. 

jstratton, Isaac C. 16th Mass. Battery. 

i St one, Orville E. 5th Co. L 

Scott, Henry E. 5th Co. I. 

Sullivan, Murtough, 2d Mass. Cavalry. 

Sullivan, M. ^l. Frontier Cavalry. 

Sawin, Frank W. 1st Batt. Hvy. ArtL 

jStone, Lewis, 9tii Co. G. 

jSullivan, Andrew. Navy. 

iStone, Lewis, 13th Co. F. 

Sullivan, Daniel, 9th Co. G. 

Smith, Charles S. 13th Co. F. 

jStone, Moses E. 13 Co. F. 

Stetson, Frank, 13 Co. L 

Smith, Geo. F. 13 Co. L 

Stetson, Warren L 13 Co. L 

Sullivan, James, 13 Co. L 

Shute, Wm. A. 13 Reg. Co. L 

Sidlivan, Timothy Navy 

Spencer, John L. Killedl3th Co. I 

Stone, Charles, Killed, 13th Co. 1 



3^5 



Sullivan, Dennis. 4 Mass- Cavalry 
Sparks, Henry, r)9th Co. D. 
Tobin, Michael 9th Co. (;. 
Taylor, Levi, Co. I. i;!th Mass. 
True, George I. .'-((ilh Co. 1. 
Thomas, George H. 36th Co. I. 
Taylor, Albert, 9th Battery. 
Taylor, William D. .■)th Co. 1. 
Temple, Marshall, H. -"ith Co. I. 
Temple, George L. 5th Co. I. 
Temple, Henry M. 5th Co. 1. 
Thomp.son, J. C. '2d Co. I). 
Taylor, Thomas A. 22d Co. A. 
Taylor, Owen, 28 Co. E. 
Temple, David H. First Co. Andrew S. S. 
Taylor, John, 33d Co. H. 
Twichell, Fred L. 51st Co. A. 
Tobin, Patrick, 28th Co. I. 
Trull, John D. 13th Heavy Artillery. 
Tobin, Cornelius, Killed, 2d Mass. Caval. 
Trang, Charles, 4th Mass. Cavalry. 
Trowbridge, Augustus S. It) Mass. Batt. 
Thompson, Z. M. Brig. Bil. 3d Brig, 2d Di. 
Twichell, Henry A. 8th Co. Hvy. Artl. 
Thompson, George E. 5th Co. E. 
Tebo, Peter, 5th Co. E. 
TuUman, Dennis, 4th Mass. Cavalry. 
Tasker, Wyman S. 2d Reg. Hvy. Artl. 
Trowbridge, F. W. 1st Co. C. 
Trowbridge, F. W. Frontier Cavalry. 
Tolman, H. J. 5th Co. 1. 
Thwing, Melville C. Navy. 
Thompson. David S. 59th Co. A. 
Taylor, George A. 22d Co. A. 
Vose, Josiah H. Killed, 53d Co. I. 
Willis, George F. 13tli Co. F. 
Wood, Henry F. 1st Reg. Cavalry. 
Welch, Edwin N. Killetl. 13th Co. F. 
Woodbury, Zobith B. 13th Co. F. 
Wilson, George, 13th Co. F. 
Wood, Eli H. 13th Co. F. 
Wheeler, Nathan R. Kith Co. F. 
Walcott, Augustine G. 13th Co. F. 
Wood, Frank J. Co. I. 13tli. Killed, 

at Bull Run. 
Whitcomb, C. W. Killed, Co. I. 13th. 
Willis, Wm. W. 13th Co, 1. 
Witt, Samuel D. 13th Co. 1. 
Whittier, Beni. J. 13th Co. I. 



Wright, Jolm F. 13th Co. I. 
White, Wm. H. ]3tli Co. I. 
Weeks, Wm. L. 13th Co. I. 
Witherbee, Chas. F. 13 Regt. Band. 
Witherbee, Wm. R. 13 Regt. Band. 
Wheeler, John M. 33d Co. H. 
Wheeler, Lowell, 33d Co. H. 
White, Francis, Co. K. 35 Reg. N. J. 
Wilkins, Elbridge, 9th Mass. Battery. 
Whitney, Zinni, 9th Battery. 
Worcester, W. C. E. 5th Regt. 
Wright, Albert A. Co. L 5th Mass. 
Wood, Wm. W. 5th Co. L 
Wright, Charles C. 53d Co. I. 
Wright, Aaron W. 5th Co. I. 
White, Nathaniel H. 5th Co. L 
Wright, Charles E. 5th Co. L 
Wright, Edward E. 5th Co. I. 
Water, John A. 53il Co. 1. 
Wood, Henry F. 1st Reg. Cavalry. 
Williams, WiUanl S. 32d Co. G. 
Wall, Bernard, Killed, 40 Regt. N. Y. 
WiUiams, O. B. 15th Co. A. 
Wetherbee, Emory G. 21st Co. K. 
Wetherbee, Benjamin H. 1st Mass. Caval. 
Walcott, Thomas W. 57th Co. K. 
Warren, Charles A. 16 Mass Battery. 
Williams, Charles H. 16 Mass Batttery. 
Watkins, Henry J. 9tli Mass. Battery. 
Whelan, Patrick, lOth Heavy Artillery. 
jWells, Charles T. 2d Heavy Artillery. 
Iwhite, Charles H. 47th Co. B, Musician. 
Wheeler, Jedediah. Co. E. 5tli Mass. Reg. 
Woodbury, Chas. L. 19th Unat. Hvy. Artl. 
Wood, Edwin D. 19th I'nat. Hvy. Artl. 
Wilkins, Geo. E. D. 19th Unat. H. Artl. 
Ware, Obed, 19th Unat. Hvy. Artl. 
Walker. Leonard L. Heavy Artillery. 
Walker, Maxwell, 6th Mass. Battery. 
Wort hen, C. W. Frontier Cavalry. 
Wood, Stillman P. 5tii Co. I. 
Wood, C. T. 5th Co. I. 
Wilson, Henry. 5tli Co. L 
Wilkins, Lewis. 5th Co. L 
Woods, James, 2d Mass. Cavalry. 
Weed. George C. 5th Co. 1. 
Wolcott, Jonathan B. 32d Regt. 
Willard, Charles H. Navy. 
Wilson, Nathan H. 59tli Co. C. 



326 



Welch William,, oSth Co. K. 
Wauch. Peter, 2l»th Co. H. 
Butler, Henry Sliernum. 10 Mass., Mvis. 
Dyer, Edward F. ('<>. 1. .'>tli Mass. 
Cavanaugh, Lawrenee, 1 Keg. Cavl. 
l)risct)ll. Patrick. Navy. 
Dillon. Kdwanl ,1. 4lh X. H. Intantry. 
Fay, Jas. C. Co. C. 2nd Mass. 
Mcl'rillis, Jolni R. Co. K. .^th N. H. 
Carter, Cyrus L. Co. F. 'M\\\ New York. 
Ingalls, Jas. M. Co. F. Kilh N. H. 
Ahern, Thos. Co. 1. 2(1 Mass. 
Boggs, Thos. H. Co. B. 24th Maine. 
Hamilton, William M. Co. E. 14th Mass. 
Holder, Lewis C. Co. 1. oth Mas.s. Infant. 
Spofford, Geo. A. Co. 1). ;^5th Mas.s. 
Page, Ambrose M. Co. D. IJoth Mass. 
O'Halloran, Mathew, Co. B. 99 N. Y. 
Callahan, James L. Co. F. 1.5th Mass. 
Bean, Amos S. Co. A. N. H. 
Dannihue, Godfrey, N. J. Vol. Co. H. 
Howard, Henry W. Co. E. olsl Mass. 
King, C. V. B. Co. F. rv.i Mass. 
Parker, Chas. F. Co. K. F^th Mass. 
Harry. ,Ias. F. Co. M. 1st Mass. H. Artl. 
Harrington, Frances, Co. E. .ilst Ma.ss. 
Dodge, A. P. Co. E. 8 Mass. 
McCracken, H.H. Co. A. 2ntl Mass. H. Art. 
TiLson, Wm. F. Co. E. 2nd Reg. U.S. 

shar])shoot. 
Goss, Waher S. Co. A. 7l h Mass. Vol. 
Brooks, Frank, Co. I. 4.>th Ma.ss. 
liennett, Thos. J. Co. H. F^th Maine. 
Baker, Amos I). Co. A. ;^rd N. H. 
Goddard, James Y. Co. C. '.ivA ". ; ss. 
Bacon, Clias. D. Co. F. 4tii M :<. 
Leonard, John H. Co. I. 1st Mass. 
Feeley, Jolin Co. (;. 9tli Ma.ss. 
Kelley, Martin, Co. I. 4.') Mass. 
Curtis, Francis C. Co. C. Fst Mass. 
Curtis, Lewis P. Co. 1. :ird llvy. Artl. 
Dow, Lsaac M. Co. I. 4th Mass. 
Adames, Henry J. 2ih1 Cd. Siiar])slin()t . 
Hodgkins, .Joseph 11. F. S. N. 
Moody, Wm. F. Co. 1). Hitli M;iinc. 
Kimball, Chas. E. ."itli Mass. 
Alden, E. (;. Co. K. 7th Mass. 
Sinunons, Ste])licn M. Co. K. :^u\ .Maine. 
Hutch, Patrick, Co. A. :irtl Mass. 



Coyle, Henry P. Co. B. U. S. Infantry. 
Springer, Wm. A. Co. F. 42 Mass. 
JohnscHi, .\rthur S. Co. D. ;^rd Mass. 
Sanford, Thos. J. Co. K. l.st Maine Cavl. 
Brigham, Geo. M. Co. E. 4tii Mass. H. A. 
Moore, Eugene, Co. 1). 1st Batt. H. Art. 
Ames, John C. Co. H. 28th Maine. 
Ward, Michael, Co. E. 17th Mass. 
Whitney, E. C. Co. I. 5.S Mass. 
Mortimer, R. D. S. Co. C. 2nd New York 
Andrews, Charles A. 1 1th Mass. Co. G. 
Gat eley,' Michael, 7th Mass Battery. 
Bernard, Dorset 1e, Co. L .3rd R. L Cavl. 
Barker, Joel B. Co. H. 36 Mass. 
Clisbee, Julius A. C(j. G. 15 Mass. 
Blood, Lucius, Co. G. 4()th New York. 
Stone, James L. Co. F. 13th Mass. 
Cornwell, R. B. Co. B. 14th N. H. 
Usher, Dan'l R. Co. D. 14th Ma.ss. 
Hemenway, Wm. C. Co. C. .5th Mass. 
Ward, Elijah, Co. I. 51st Mass. 
Young, Shepard, Co. B. 3 N. J. Cavalry. 
McManning, Peter, Co. C. 3 Mass. H. A. 
Ingram, Almon, Co. G. Kltii Vermont. 
Richardson, E. P. Co. 11. 4i h Ma.ss. U. S. 

Artillery. 
Neeler, Henry, Co. I). Btli N.Y. H. Artl. 
Warren, M. A. Co. A. 1st Cav. Ind. 
Wilkins, Lewis, Co. L .5th Mass. 
Hyde, V. O. Co. I. 2()tli Mass. 
Pelrin, Severe, Co. G. 18th N. H. 
Nidiols, John M. Co. F:. 5th Mass. 
Boggs, John, Jr. Co. B. 24 Maine. 
O'Brien, Terrence. Navy. 
Robin.son. Chas. F. Co. D. (ith Reg. Mass. 
Charon, Geo. Co. B. 1st Mass. Hvy. Artl. 
Hyde. C. C. Co. E. 4th Mass. FIvy. Artl. 
Sawin. Frank W. Co. D. Mass. Hvy. Artl. 
Felker. Alvan B. Co. E. 40 Mass. 
Smith, Horatio M. Co. F. 4th Mass. 
Chickering, James F. 3d Mass. Cavalry. 
Coo])er, Francis A. Co. A. 40 Mass. 
Crocker, Nelson S. Co. D. 4.5th Reg. 
Ingalls, T. C. Co. E. 38 Mass. 
Morse, B. F. Co. G. 29 Maine. 
McCarthy, John, 9th Battery. 
McCarter, Decatur, Co. A. lOtli N. H. 
Dove, Edward, Co. 1). 3d Battery, Mass. 
Balicock, John, Co. K. 121 N. Y. 



327 



Flagg, James H. Co. 15. .".tli Mass. 
p]astman, Sam'l K. ("o. I). :mh N. Y. 
Gerry, Madison, 1st Reg. N. H. Co. C. 
Beach, Thos. Co. C. 15th Mass. 
Underwood, Chas. H. Co. G. 27 Mass. 
Stumpf, Joseph, Co. A. '.i7 Mass. 



Smith, Chas.' IC. Co. C. 15 Mass. 

Livermore, Thos. (b. I. 1st Vol. Mass. 

Lenfist, Madison, Co. C. 4 Mass. 

Carter, Clias. \V. Co. 1. .", Ma.ss. 

Parsons, Henry, Co. 11. 1 IS \. Y. 



328 



STATISTICAL HISTORY. 



" There is one striking- tact (liscoNcrahlc in the earl\ taxes."" writes 
Mr. Hudson. ••\iz.. that ahiiost e\erv man ow netl the house in which he 
resided." 

To show the ;j,r()Wth of Nhirlhorou^h as to popuhition. we ;4i\e the 
foU()W'in;4 census from the hist one ^ix en In" Mr. Hudson, in l.siiO : 

isCO. ."..Dlo : ISC,;,. C.sld : 1,S7<), .s,47(t : l.s7r». .s.4l^-1 : l.s.sn. I(t.l27: 
hss;,. i(),;i4l : l.s'.io. i;;.,s(i;, : 181)5, 14, '.)77 : r.)(H). i;;. GO'.) : I'.hi.".. 1 1.07:;. 
11)10 

Table Siiowixc; thk Ximuku ok Polls, \"aluation and Tax 
Ratk from I.SC.O ro IDO'.). 



hsco 

ISCl 

ls(;2 

i.sg;} 

1864 

ISG.')* 

18GG 

18G7 

ISGS 

l.SGl) 

1.S70 

1.S71 

1872 

187:5 

1.S74 

IS 75 

187G 

1H77 

1S7.S 

l«71t 



No. of Poll 
1..V.>1 
1.4GG 
l.-Vl!) 
1.74.S 
l.Sl.-, 
1.770 

i.:,;;i 

l.G'.)4 
1.707 
l.'.)2'.) 
2.14G 
•i.:;20 
2,244 
2,204 
2.O.S.') 
2.0SG 
1, '.)'.):; 
2,124 
2,1.S2 
2,200 



\'aluation 

$2,ooi,7;w; 
2,oG,"),.");;7 
2,0(;9,07o 
2, 1:5 0,030 
2.1G;i,584 
2,4:).S,59o 
1,:)24,H82 
2. o.sG. ;;;).') 
2. 17.'). 270 
2.2.so,.',70 
2..")77..s,');i 
;'..ili.:,;;i 
;!.2.s7.g;;;', 
;i.;;;u.2iG 

;'..2G 1.14 7 

.•'...■;.si.oi7 
;;,4'.);'>,oGo 
.•;,4;;'.),'.)2.") 
;;.4.")1,;;g:) 
;),.")o:), 17.S 



Tax Rat. 

S 7.:!( 

.S..')( 

'.!.:,( 

12..',( 
2.").0( 
2.").0( 
20. 0< 
20. 0( 
1G.0( 

2;'..o( 

22.01 
2.'i.0( 
20. 0( 
20. 0( 
22..')( 
22..',( 
1G.0( 
1. ').()( 
IC.OI 
1. ■»..")( 



3^9 



^'ear 
IM.SO 
l.SSl 
I .S,S2 

iH.sy 

1884 

1885 
issc, 
1887 
1888 
1 889 
18'.t0 

i.s;n 

l.S 'Jo 
18114 
18!) 5 
ISDc; 

i.s:)7 

IS'J.S 
l.S'.i!) 

r.M)(i 

11)0 1 
11)02 
11)03 
11)04 
IDOo 
11) GO 
11)07 
lliOS 
11101) 

*In 1 8' 
of its debt. 



No. of Polls 
2,441 


N'ahiation 
3,a(J2,5G3 


'J'ax Rate 
20.00 


2,(;2<; 


3,72o,i(;(; 


22..")0 


2,(;27 


3,85K.5;^2 


1.').00 


2,.-.:",l) 


4,0(i7,.S21 


20.00 


2.(;7i 


4,11)0,1)7:) 


ir,..-,o 


2.1)04 


4,171,01).") 


21.00 


.i;,i 1.". 


4,2s;i.lii7 


IS. 00 


;!,2(;7 


4,.')2.S,()2(i 


25.00 


;5.284 


T). 207. ;!;!!) 


ir).5o 


.■),.').") O 


.'), 474. Olio 


l.S. so 


."),,S7o 


(i,2.S4,(;3.S 


1().20 


4,o;58 


7. 111.'). 072 


IS. 00 


n.D.-i.s 


7,.")0;).(I2.") 


11). 50 


o,l)74 


7, 711), 0(11 


18,00 


4,000 


.S.310,714 


17.40 


4,2;i.s 


.s.(;7;).2;is 


17.1I0 


4,o.S)) 


'S..S(il»,2N7 


is.. -Id 


4,17;! 


8.i)72,;!xr) 


is. 10 


4.201 


<s,l)7:).21S 


111.00 


4,;!;5i 


1»,2.S4,;177 


111.10 


3,1)71 


11.200.127 


20.50 


3,SS3 


11. 2;;;!. 117;; 


20.30 


3,1).S,S 


ii.;i7o.;;i»i 


20.00 


4,o(;4 


ii.;;.")i.2;;i 


lll.tiO 


4,0114 


1), 4711.00;! 


IS. (10 


4,214 


ii.72.").:)2;! 


ii).;;o 


4,;i22 


l)..so.;.;i;;o 


111.50 


4.4411 


l»..s.sii.;;i;; 


20.40 


4.440 


l(),o.");l,07.') 


2(i.i;o 


4. ('.2(1 


I0,;!20,iii;i 


22.2(1 


of Iliulson was set o 


ft' from MarllK)roui;h, assinninir one-third 



Rkpresextati\i:s to ihe Gexkiiai. C<hi:i- i-kom Mai;i.I!()i:<)1(;h. 



William Ward. i666 
Samuel Ward. 1679 
Abraliani Williams. 1679-S2, 91, 93-96 



Josejih Rite, 16S3 
Obadiah Ward. 16S9. 90 
Ilcnrv Kerley. 16S9. 93, 1703 



33<J 



John Hriiihaiii, 16S9, 9J 

John Barnes, 1692 

Siimuol Hrigham, 1697-99. 1705 

riiomas Howe. 1700. i . 4, ''>, 11. i,v 17-19 

Thomas Beanian, 1707, 8, u 

Peter Rice, 1709-11, 14, jo. 21. J^-j^o 

Thomas Rice, 1715, i(> 

\\i Uiani Wani, i'J22 

Caleh Rice, 1723-J5. 27 

Xathan Brigliam, 1726, 30 

joliii Sherman, 1731. 32 

Joseph Rice, i733-3''> yj 

Ehenezer Witt, 1737 

Samuel Rrigham, 1741 

Samuel Witt. 1745-49. 51-60. 62-70 

James W'ooils. 1750 

Jolm Warren, 1761. 63 

Peter Bent, 1771-75 

(jeorge Brigham, 1776. 77. 81 

Edward Hunter, 1777 

Paul Brigham, 1777 

Simon Stow, 1778-S2 

Winslow Brigham, 1783. 84 

Edward Barnes, 1787, 92-98 

Jonas Morse. 1790 

William Morse, 1791 

Jonathan Weeks, 1800-2 

Daniel Brigham, 1803. 10. 12-19 

John Loring, 1804-S, 12-14 

Ephraim Barber, 1810, 1 1 

Samuel Gibbon, 181 7 

Joel Cranston, 1820, 21 

Silas Felton, 1822, 24. 25 

Daniel Stevens, 182S-31, 33 

Eli Rice, 1830, 34. 36 

Levi Bigelow, 183 1, 32, 34, 39 

Sylvester F. Bucklin, 1835, 36 

Isaac Hay den, 1837, 39-41 

Ezekiel Bruce, 1S40, 42 

Abel Rice, 1S43, 44 

Lambert Bigelow, 1845 



David (ioc.dale. 1S47-48 

Obadiah W. Albee, 1849, 51, 61 

Francis Brigham, 1850-52 

.\braham W. Rice, 1854 

Lewis T. Krve, 1855 

llollis Loring, 1856-57 

Leonard E. Wakefield, 1858 

John Phelps. 1859 

1 loratio .\lger. i860 

(). W. Albee. 186 1 

Francis Brigham, 1862 

Samuel Boyd, 1863 

Henry (). Russell, 1864 

Nahum Witherhee, 1865-66 

Hugh R. Bean. 1S67 

F. 11. Morse. 1868 

Edwartl L. Bigelow, 1869, 71. 72 

Samuel 1 lowe. 1870 

Francis C. Curtis. 1S73-74, 1S88-89-90 

William A. Alley, 1875 

James T. Murphy. 1876 

S. Herbert Howe. 1877 
Daniel S. JSIooney, 1878 

James W. McDonald, 1879 

Timothy A. Coolidge, 1880-81 

Samuel N. Aldrich, 1882 

Michael J. Buckley, 1883 

William N. Davenport, 1884-85 

Timothy J. Harris, 1886 

Arthur A. Brigham, 1887 

L Porter Morse, 1S88 

John J. O'Brien. 1890-91 

Charles Fa\reau. 1892-93 

Louis P. Howe. 1893-94-95 

William L. Morse. 1897-98 

(ieorge Balcom, 189S-99, 1900 

William M. Brigham, 1900-1-2-3-4-5-6-7 

Harrie C Hunter, 1901-2 

John J. Mitchell, 1903-4-5-6 

Charles F. McCarthy, 1908-09, 1910 



MAKi.iiorvorciii Skxatoks sixck ISCO. 



Charles W. Howe. 1867 
Samuel N. Aldrich, 1879, 80 
William X. Davenport, 1889, 90 
James W. McDonaki, 1891, 92 



1 lenry Parsons. 1897. 98 
llanie C. Hunter, 1905.06 
John |. Mitchell. 1907, 08 



331 

Town Tk kasih kks oi- M ai; i.r.oKorcii. 

Thomas Howe. ij;,<j. 40, C,:;. 67, r,(j Jfdciiiiah l?r,uhaiii. 1S14-1S 

George Briiiham. 1741 Mark Kav, i8jr,-;,j. :.8, 4J, 4-, 

Ephraim Brij^hani, 174J, 4;,, 50. SJ-^H K. B. Witherbce. 1833, 34 

Jonathan Barnes 1744-47 Lambert Bigelow. 1S35-37, 44-S". .S- 

Joseph Howe, 174S, 49 John Phelps, 1S39. 40 

John Wan-en, 1766, 70 Mollis Lorin-. iS^x. 51, ;;5, 54, :;6 

Hezfkiah Maynard, 1771 (ieor-^re Briirhain. 1855 

Jonas Temple, i77-:-74 Winslow M. Warren, 1857-61 

Moses Woods, 1775-77, 7'J- •*>'> B. F. I'nderhill. 186^ 

Simon Howe. 1778. 8j-8y \ahum Witherbee. 1863, 72 

Benjamin Riee, 1781. 1819-J5 A. C. Weeks. 1873-88,90 

Xoah Riee. i7c/)-i8o() Patriek J. Conway. 1889 
Daniel Briyhani. 1801-13 

Marlroiioicjh Cn■^■ I'm: asikiiks. 



William A. Alley, 1891, resigned May Charles F. Hohoke, 189J-94 

!'''• 1892 Charles F. Robinson, 1895 — 



I'ow \ Cm;i;ks oi- MAKi.isoiiorciir 
From its incorporation up to the ])rcsL'nt time. 

John Ruddocke was chosen 1660 and Wins low Brigham, 1770-S0, 82 

continned until Phillip's War, 1675. Samuel Curtis, 1781 

There may have been another clerk Moses Woods, 17S3-1803 

between him and Williams. Benjamin Rice, 1804-6 

Abraham Williams. 1682-1700. 1702-12 Daniel Brigham. 1807-13 

Isaac .\msden, 1701, 12, 13 Jedediah Brigham, 1814 

Nathaniel Joslin, 1714-25 Silas Felton. 1815-27 

Abraham Eager, 1726-30 lleman Seaver, 182S-31 

Joseph Stratton, 1731, 38 Lambert Bigelow. 1832-53 

James Woods. 1732-37. 44-49 John Phelps, 1854-62. died in office. 
.\ndrew Rice, i7,i9-4.v 50' 51 August 8. 1862 

John Warren. 1752, 53, 56-61, 63-67 E. L. Bigelow, 1862-71 

Sanuiel Brigham. 1754, 55 William A. Alley. 1871-76 

Jonathan Barnes, 1762 j. :\i. Whiton Jr.. 1876-82 

Ebenezer Dexter. 1768 P. j-3. Murphy. 1882-90 
Uriah Brigham, 1769 



MAi;j.J!()it()ii;n CiTV Cli:kk. 
P. B. Murph\-, 1890 



MARLBOROUGH BECOMES A CITY. 



On July 1 i, l.s'.M). a j^raiul demonstration was shown in Marl- 
l)()rounli. E\er\- church and engine liousc hell I'yegan to riny; ; two score 
whistles contested for supreuiac\ in uncarthlv screeclies : vouth was in its 
element with horns. Hre crackers and small arms. Pandemonium was let 
loose: j^iins were Hred and all the demonstration indicated the pleasure of 
the people that Marlhoroug-h was about to enter a hi^-hcr class in the 
great school of the .State. 

In the e\eninL;' all the stores in the new citv were closed and the 
streets lined with thousands of people congratulating each other with 
smiles upon their faces. IJands went through the citv on electric cars; 
houses and places of business were illuminated, fire works shot across the 
sk\ . red and green tires burned brightly ; the roar of cannon was heard 
abo\e the din. and all in honor of ^hlrlborough"s step in achance. 
Speeches were made, intersperscvl with music, on the High school com- 
mon. 

On L)eceml)er •>, ISIM), Ahirll)orougirs First City I'.lection took 
place. The result was as follows : 

A/a Vol- — vS. Herbert Howe. 

Aldcniicii — Francis C Curtis. Ahulin H. Collins, John Dalton, 
Charles l'^i\reau. (ieorge A. Howe. V.. Ir\ ing vSaw\er. Michael (:^uirk. 
(DniDioi/ ('(HinciinicN — Le\ i W. Uaker. Charles V. Holyoke. 
Charles II. IloUis. Dennis Mahone\-. Ihlaire Lacouture. John T. 
McCarth\-. Dennis V. L\ons. Michael Purcell. Austin 1>. Ilowe, Onesime 
Levasseur. Florence A. McCiiU. Daniel F. Lynch. Charles L. P,artlett, 
John V. O'Prien. 

School CoDiDiiticc — William D. Burdett. Charles A. Keegan, 
Patrick J.Conwax. William II. Laughlin. William L. Morse, James 
W. McDonald, (jeorge L. Ste\ens. 




S. H. Howe, Mayor, In'.i 
[See Sketch, paj^e ICJ] 




(iEORGE A. HCnVE 
jNIiiyor. 1S9J 



do: 



:<z:>cz 



\j 




|;)n\ OCONNELL 



Kzx: 



:do: 



John ( )'L'()\\kli., Ma^oi^, ls'.)o. 
[Scf Skutcli. pa-c ll;'.] 



339 



do: 



JOOl 




WILLIAM X. DA\'L\F()RT 

Miivor. 1S94-95 



DOZC 



341 



xzxz3zr: 




CHARLES L. IJARTLETT 

Mayor. 1S96-97 



-f ^^ T 



r. 






^_k ^^..■-'oav'-jticvu^, 




EUGENK (i. IIOITT 

Maxor. 189S 



345 



:xxi 








EDWARD j. PLLXKETT 

M;i\i)r. 181/J-1900 



347 







WALTER B. MORSE 
Mayor. 1901-:!-;; 



349 



f 




^^^ 


^ 


< 
) 
< 


I^^H 




X 


X 

) 




^^^^^H^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B 


X 




FREDERICK R. S. MIEDOX 


V 


^ Lav or. ijO| 



.•)^ 




353 




')\\'.\RI) V. J!R()\\\ 

M.-iyoi-, 1907 



355 




X 



[OlIX J. SHAUCjIIXHSSY 
Mavor. 1910 



357 

George A. Howk, AIavok. 1.s'.)2. 

Geory;e A. Howe, the sccoiul oSIayor of Maiil)orouu,h, who died the 
7th of Novemher IDO'.i at tlie age of 00 years, was no exception in the list 
of chief exectiti\ es who ha\ e rendered valuable service to the citv. 
^\'hik• he was mavor durini;" one t)f the most tempestuous vears of our 
municipal life, his conduct during that time was animated by an honesty 
and devotion to dutv that marked his character as a man. Mr. Howe's 
chief cliaracteristic was his un\ iclding opposition to wrong. This he 
showed not onlv in his political life, but also in his business and every 
day life. Withdraw ing from politics after his term as mavor, Mr. Howe 
de\ otcd himself exclusixelv to business, and that he was htted for this is 
shown by the success which greeted his ventures. Whether as a leader, 
a citizen, a business man, familv man or neighbor, ]Mr. Howe possessed 
those qualities that make the world better for ha\ ing HnxhI in it. 

He recei\ed his education in the Marllicn'ough piddic schools, supple- 
menting this b\ a course in an acadeiuv in Lancaster. 

Mr. Howe ser\ed in the ."jth Mass. regiment during the Civil War 
and was the yoimgest member of Rawlins Post when he died. 

Mr. Howe was a member of the l^oard of Selectmen \vhen Marl- 
l>orough passed from town to cit\iiood. He was a member of the first 
city government, ser\ing as alderman from Ward .'). 

Dinging the year that he was Ma\(»r, Marlborough was in the no- 
licensc colunui. He was a strong l)elie\er in the majestv of the law. and 
the moral scusl' of the communit\- was not as stringent as it is today, so 
he had a more ditficult task than would hax'e been the case today. He 
ne\er wa\ered. howe\X'r. and carried out his plan unaltered to the end. 

Mr. ilowe was a member of the IJoard of Trade, and was president 
and treasurer of the Howe Lumber Co. antl operated the box mill and 
lumber yard on Florence street. He also had large lumber interests in 
New Haiupshire and elsewhere. 

He belie\-ed thoroughly in the right and was of the o]:)inion that it 
would sooner or later prevail. He hned his native city and always 
worked for its ad\ancement and welfare. 



William N. DwKxi'oirr, ^NIavoi;, iSDi-'.).'). 

William X. Daxenport, son of William J. and Louisa (Howard) 
Davenport, was born in Bovlston. Massachusetts, Xo\ember o, l.s.')6. 



35« 

He attended (li--trict school until he was ele\en years of a^e. when he 
was thrown u])on his own resources for his support and weni to work in 
the Bovlston cotton mill, from there u'oin^- to Hudson, ^hissachusetts, 
and secin-int;- work in a shoe factory. In \s~-2 he came to MarlborouL!;h, 
working- in the shoe factor\ of Clajip A; l>illin!4s for nine years, when he 
decided to Commence the siud\' of law. He entered the law school at 
Ann Arbor. Michi^-an. and was admitted to the har of that state the 
same \ear. ReturninL:,- to .\hirlliorouL;h. he was admitted to the har of 
Middlesex Countv. lune. l-s-s;;. The rirsi puMic office he held was clerk 
of the Police Court from its ori^anizatioii, to iNSf. The same year he 
was elected Representatix e to the (ieneral Court of Massachust'tts. I.SS."). 
and elected for a second term. He had represented his constituency so 
well in the House, that he wax elected to the State .Senate in 1S,S|» and 
l.S'.MI. where he discharj^ed his duties in a satisfactory and intellij^ent 
manner. He is a memlter of the I nited liretharen Lodj^e A. V. ^ \.^l.. 
the Order of Red Men, and has ser\ ed for two years as (irand Comman- 
der of the American Lej^ion of Honor, and one \ear as (irand Leader of 
the Home Circle. He marrietl Li/zie M. Kendall of Boylston. ( Politi- 
calh', professionalh and socially, Mr. Daxenport occupies a front rank 
in the esteem of his fellowmen. ) He was a memher of the .State Board of 
Publication from r.lO'i to I'.iOS iuchrsi\e. .Secretary of the Metropolitan 
\\^ater Board from July, LS'.t.'), to March, P.tOl. .Secretar\ of the Metro- 
politan Water antl .Sewerat;-e Board from March, I'.MI], to the present 
time. 



CiiAi;i.i:s L. BAi;i.i:r 1 , ^I.\^()l;, l.s'.Hl-'.i < . 

Charles L. Bartlett was born on a farm at Xorw ich, near Dartmouth 
Colleji^e, in the (jreen Ah)untain State. He was educated in the ]ndilic 
schools and while still a bo\ , came in ISC'.) to ^hlrll)orou!4h and entered 
the employ of K. I). Childs. and labored in his bakin;^ establishment for 
.some ten years. He removed to Milford for four year^ and then returned 
to Marll)orouirh and established hiurself in the baker\- business. His 
business methods were alwa\s marked b\ a strict intej^rity and honesty 
and his word was really recognized as i^ood as his bontl. He accomp- 
lished nuich [in aiding- the poor and distressed of the city without 
ostentation and parade, and man\ a load <it' su]:»plies from his bakery has 
been t!eli\ered \yhere want and hunger were pre-^ent and the only pay- 
ment received or ex])ected was the j^ratitude of the recipients. In IS'.tO 



359 

lie was elected to the CdUimon Cimiicil. and diirinL;- l.S'.l], served on nian\- 
eoinniittees connected with city affairs. In LS'.!.") he was elected Alder- 
man, and in December of the same \ear was elected Ahivor, lie was a 
member of the I nitetl IJretheren lodi;'e. A. F. ».\: A. M., bein^' achanced 
to Houghton R. A. C, antl to Trinity Commanderv, K. T. He was a 
member of the I'nion Club. Mizpah Chapter. ( ). K. S., (). U. A. M., 
Ockoocan^ansett Tribe. I. ( ). R. M.. and the Merchants' Protecti\e 
Association. In l.s7.") he married Miss I^mily A. Chadw ick of Framin*;- 
ham. rhe\- had two sons I'^red \\\. and C. Lester, He died April <S, 
IS'.IS. It was during- his term of office that the plot of ;j;r(>und near the 
Catholic church was made into a prett\' park on which a fountain was 
l^enerouslv erected and donated the ;4"ift to the cit\' by Mrs. ^\. E. 
Golbert. The park was named IJartlett Park in his honor. 



EuciEXK (j. Horn, M.\^()l;. IS'.lS. 

I']u!4ene (i, Iloitt was the sixth Mayor of MarlborouL^h and was the 
first chief executixe to be elected on b\- the Democratic party. His 
administration was marked b\- conser\ ati\ e, prudent action. He \v'as 
born in Manchester, New Hampshire. April Fi, l.S.')(), son of Samuel L, 
and Ann J. Hoitt. His parents remo\ ed to Xortlitield. X'ermont, when 
he was three \ears old antl remained there four vears when they remoyed 
to Port Jer\is. X. \'. He spent his boyhood days in the latter place, 
graduating- from the Port Jer\ is academy in FSOT. He worked at the 
jewelry business for a shcjrt time, after w hich he entered Buffalo l^niver- 
sity where he remained four \ears and -^ratluated second in his class from 
that institution in PSSI. lie then came to Marlborough, where he 
remained, and where he has esiablishecl an en\ iable reputati(^n as a 
physician and surL;eon. While in college he was president of the I. C. 
A., a college society, and first assistant to the professor in ])hysiology. 
He is a member of the Massachusetts State Medical League, is Medical 
Examiner for the ninth district, member of the Medico-legal Society, 
American Metlical Association. President of Middlesex C(_>unty Medical 
Society, I'.lUO and F.)(t2. member of Mayor's Club of Massachusetts, 
Consulting vSurgeon to Framingham hospital, member of surgical staff of 
^Marlborough hospital. He eiijoxed the confidence and esteem of the 
leaders of both political parties on account of his unswer\ing adherance 
to his opinions of correct principle and methocls. He is former ]:)resident 
of the Fnion Club of Marlborough and a ;;;h1 degree Mason, also an Odd 



360 

Fellow. He married in IST.'n Sarah l^raticts, (laiiuhter of Dr. vSimon T 
and Rachel H. Barrett. 



EnWARI) J. Pl.lNKETT, Mwolt. 1 .S'J'.I- 1 '.KJO. 

ICdward j. Plunkett. son of (icoroe and Margaret (Lynch) \va> born 
in AIarlborou<^h January 7, LSTO. After lea\in<;- school he entered the 
employ of Murphy & Conway, shoe dealers in Corey block. lie had a 
natural love for horses which was ])rol)ably inlierited from his father who 
was an expert horseman, and when his father and brotlier died, lie took 
o\er the \Vindsor stables which he conducted for a number of years. lie 
ser\edin the common council in iS'.ll. Is'.t.") and I.S'.IC), andon July 7, 
the same year, he was elected alderman to fill a \acancy in that body. 
He was re-elected the followin-ij year. He ser\ ed as Mayor j.s'.i'.i and 
I'.IOO, beiui;- the youngest chief e\ecuti\e the city has had. His first year 
as mayor was beset with many dithculties on account of the general labor 
troubles in the shoe business throuuhout the city, but by firmness and 
diplomacy he so won the contidence of the people that be bad the dis- 
tin<;-uished honor of receiving both Democratic and Republican nomina- 
tions for mayor his second year. He died March 1;!, 1'.MI2. 



Walter B. Morse, Mavoh, 1'.)01-2-;;. 

Walter 13. Morse was born in Marlborou-h June 'ICu 1N<11. His 
education was receixed in the public schoob. supplemented by a business 
colleL;-e course. He has been coimected with the Wheeler h^xpress Co., 
doin'j,- business between Marlborou-ii and Boston exer since he was a boy. 
He was the first newsbov in Marlb()rou;j,h. sellin.u" nothino- but the Marl- 
borough Times, a weekK' ]Kd)lication. issued formerly by his uncle, 
Charles F. Morse. For some time he has been president of the com- 
panv issuing- the oid\ dailv pa]X'r in the city. The Enterprise. He is 
prouiinentlv connected with the Masonic fraternity of Marlborouuh, is a 
Mvstic vShriner. a member of the Odd Fellows lodge. Royal Arcanum 
and Ancient Order of Cnited Workmen, also of the Union Club. In a 
busine>s wav he is equalK prominent, being President of the First 
National i')ank and a trustee of the Marlborough vSa\ ings iiank. He has 
been a member of the Common Council three years and elected Mayor in 
I'.MKt. 1'.M>l\ I'.Mi:'., 



.^6i 

FincDKiiK'K R. S. Mil. DON. Mwoi;. I'.IOl. 

Freck'rick R. .S. MiUloii was Ixn-n in \\\-\m<iulh, XOxa Scotia, 
NcnemlKT 1N.")2. In 1<S7."> he inarricd Miss AMiic C Ti"a\ is and Cfniiin;^' 
to this countr\- in ISSU. settled in Marlliorouj^h in 1S'.I2. \\v was a 
menilier of the IJoard of ^XUlennen in l'.M)-i. elected Ma\-or in l'.M)4, 
chairman of Iniilding committee that erected Cit\- llall in I'JOl and 1 '.>()."), 
also memlier of Buildin;j,- L'onnnittee that Iniilt the new Fire and Police 
Station in I'.H)'.). trustee of the Marlhorou^'h Ilo^-pital, and is at present 
eniia;j,ed in the real estate and insurance business He is a Democrat in 
])olitics and a strong' achocate of no-license. He has tiux'e children. 
Reginald L".. ci\il enj^ineer. ;4'raduate of Cornell, I^^leanor M. and Alice K. 



Henry Parsons, ^l.wcnu I'.io.'.-C.-s.'.i. 



(Tcneral Parsons is chietU known lhrou;j,'h his military record in the 
Ci\il War and in the Mass \'oI. Militia since the war. Wdien the .South- 
ern States declared war against the I'ederal ^■o\ernment, he was a youni;- 
man ]i\ inu' in the town of Waterloo, New \'ork. where he was employed 
as an apprentice in a machine shop, learning" the business in w hich he 
was later to become so successful. With thousands of otlier boys he 
xolunteered his ser\ices to President Lincoln that the union of the vStates 
miL^ht not be disso]\ed. enlisting; as a ]M"i\ate in the IfSth Rei^t., N. \. 
\"ols. on August 2d. lNC,-_>. He was mustered into the United States 
service at (iene\a. \. ^'.. on August C, l.si;2, and started with his re,u;i- 
ment for Washington on ^Vugust 12th. 

He was promoted rapidh' — to second lieutenant Sept. ."i. isr.2, and 
to first lieutenant ( )ct. 2(!, isi',;',. He was commissioned captain Dec. 
14th. bSC-l, and on bein^• mustered (»ut was j^romoted to bre\ et major for 
<4-allant and meritorious service on the battlefields, by concurrent vote of 
the House and Senate of the State of Xew York. a]ipro\ed by (joxernor 
Reuben F. Fintun. 

He iirst smelled ]:)ow der at the sie^e of -Suffolk, Va., in l.sr,2. beiivj; 
detailed w ith two companies to assault one of the Rebel forts, which he 
captured, taking- the first })risoncrs matle by his regiment in the war. He 
was then ordered to liowers' Hill, Ijctween the Dismal Swamp and the 
western branch of the Elizabeth river, and was detailed to construct a 
fort controllint>- the road to -Suffolk and Portsmouth, which he did so well 



7^62 

as to ri.-cci\e the coiiiinciulation ot regular anm otliccrs aiul special 
iiK'iition in L^fiicral orders. 

He was next transferred to Fort Norfolk between the citv of Norfolk 
and kOrtre^s Monroe where for a short time he was in charo^e of seventv- 
tive Confederate prisoners, all commiNsioned officers. He succeeded in 
this dut\" an officer who was killed 1)\' one of the prisoners, but Parsons, 
1>\" his tact and humane treatment, had no trouble and no escapes, and on 
beint;- ordered awav, received the thanks of the immured Rebels. 

A new campaign commencinjj,', he was ordered w ith his troops to 
rejoin his regiment, and was sent to the front at the famous sieo^c of 
Petersburg- where he was under tire on June l.'tth. lilth. 17th and isth 
before the actual siege began. He was later in the trenches for ninety- 
two consecutive days and nights, under hre all the time. In fact he was 
on the open front all of the vears \S(\:] and l-Slii aroimd Petersburg and 
Richmond. A few of the severest engagements in which he participated 
were those of Cold Harbor, where, in command of two companies, lie 
letl the charge of his brigade which lost I'O per cent, of its men in killed 
and woundeil. The Rebels lost full\- two-thirds of their forces. Other 
important engagements in which Parsons fouglit in this campaign were 
k^air Oaks. Drury's Bluff. Bermuda Hundred. Fort Burnham, Deep 
Bottom and Hatches' Run. where, while in commantl as major, he 
captured the Confederate commanding general, the colors, two pieces of 
artillery and 200 prisoners. Later on the same dav came the engage- 
ment at I'^ort Cregg in which, after the first \ollev, all the fighting was 
of the fiercest, being hand and hand with clubbed muskets and hxed 
bayonets, there being no time to load or tire. Acconling to the com- 
manding officer. General Gibbon, who describes it in his historv, the 
losses in the Hght in proportion to the number engaged w ere greater than 
anv known in modern warfare. 

The next day. vSheridan's ca\alr\ and the 21th corps, to which 
Parsons' regiment belonged, began the famous pursuit of the retreating 
Confederates, and in the sharp h'ght at Fi\e Forks captured anddestroNcd 
nn)st of Lee's artillery. On April (ith. the same corps at Farnnille. 
defeated a strong force, taking man\- prisoners, and on the next da\- 
starting at 4 a. m.,marche(la tlistance of -11 miles from Farmxilleto Appo- 
mattox where the following morning it met and defeated with hea\\ loss 
Longstreet's ami Pickett's troops. This dav. w hile acti\el\- engaged in 
driving the enemy, a Rebel Hag of truce was seen ]iassing Parsons' 
regiment which at tir'-t wa-- thought to mean the actual surrender, but 
proved to mean only a cessation of hostilities imtil a meeting of the great 
commanders could be held. 



The next morn'.ii!^' Major Parsons, ca^er to witness an e\ent to be 
fore^■el■ memorable in historx . worked his wa\ tlirou^h the Hnes of 
Custer's and Sheridan's ea\ah-\- which occupied the roads Itetween the 
two u;reat armies, and joined (ieneral ()rd"s stall, uiarchiuL;; with it toward 
the AIcLean house where tlie momentous meetiuL;" was to take phice. and 
reached the vicinity of the iiouse just as (ieneral (irant with his staff and 
escort arrixed. General Lee at once ad\anced to meet him and tendered 
his sword which (reneral (irant declined to recei\e. After talkinjjj 
to^'ether a few minutes, the\ approached and entered the house with 
some of their respective staff othcers. lie distinctK remem])ers that just 
at this time (ieneral Custer came u]) with a small tahle which he passed 
in through the window, on which table the famous pa]:)ers were written 
and signed. (jeneral Parsons' recollection of this and other closin;^ 
scenes of the war are remarkabh- \ i\ id, and he takes o-reat pride in the 
fact that it was his fortune to witness tiiem at closer rang-e than an\one 
in this \ icinitv. His reminiscences are unusually interest! nj^-, but in a 
sketch of this nature cannot be afforded more space. 

.Vfter the surrender, his di\ ision saw some hard times, lun in^:' far 
outmarched its pro\ision teams, and for some da\s had to exist on 
pounded and boiled corn. Howexer, on April l.')th it secured a few 
rations and started back to Richmond, reacliing there April 2(lth. and 
remainin*^ until June 2>Sth, l.sO.'t, w luii Parsons' rejj^iment was ordered 
home, when he was mustered out w ith it ]u\\ "Jd at h^lmira, X. Y. 

During the war the (ieneral was four times wounded and carries the 
marks toda\ . However, his hospital record is \er\' brief. When he 
was sent to the hospital for his most serious wound, the surgeons wanted 
to amputate his arm which he sa\ ed only bv a most \ igorous resistance U) 
the proposition. '^I'he result was. he was soon able to return to active 
and ethcient ser\ice without an\ permanent disability 

General Parsons next returned to Auburn, \. ^'.. where he was 
engaged as superintendent of a machine shoj) until he left there for 
Nhirlborough in May l''^7(», where he has since made ids home. He at 
once started the business, ol building steam engines and machinery in 
which he has since been successfulh' engaged, shipping his famous sole 
leather cutters to shoe manufacturers in e\er\ country where modern 
shoes are made. 

In May 1.S7;>, he raised in Marlborough a company of militia which 
was mustered into the (Jth Mass, \'ols. as Co. K. now Co. F, also know n 
as the Davis Guards. In this he was elected 1st lieutenant Aug. 11, 
1<S7."), and captain Jan. 2'Sth, l.s7(i. He was chosen major of the regi- 
ment April Hth, IST'J, lieutenant colonel Ma\ H>th, bssl. and colonel 



3^4 

Marcli L'ltli. |.s;i(). ()n Feb. 2.")tli. 18'.i.S. hv concurrent xolc of the House 
and Senate ot the ^hl^sachusett^ Le<;ishiture lie was made Brioadier- 
General in the State militia. 

He did not actively enter politics until after the coming- (;f the city 
charter when he ser\ed as councilman four \ears and alderman four years 
more. He was next elected to the Alassachusetts Senate from the Fifth 
Senatorial District in 181)7 and re-elected in 18118. He has served four 
years as mayor of this cit\- — in IIM).'). IDdC. lllOS and IHOI). a longer 
ser\ice than has honored an\- other chief executixe of the City of 
^Marlborough. (Jeneral Parsons is a widower and lias one son, Chester 
A., enLraged with him in business. 



FnwAui) F. Bitowx. ^L\^()l; 11M)7. 

Fdward 1\ Brown, son of James and Mary (O'Malley) was born in 
W'altham. in isr,."). His parents mo\ed to Marlliorough the year follow- 
ing his birth. After lea\ ing school he worked in the shoe shops for a 
numlier of \ears. then took a position as salesman in a clothing store, 
e\entually becoming ]:)roprietor ot a clothing store of his o\yn in the 
Corey Iniikling. 

He ser\ed a-- Alderman in is'.iT, was a member of the High School 
l)uilding Commission. He was a member of the School Committee, 
ISDII. IDOo, r.Kll and lllOi\ ser\ ing as chairman of the board the latter 
year. He was also chairman of the mercantile committee ot the lioard 
of Trade and on the Board of Incorporation of the Marlborough hospital. 
iSIr. Brown is a man of courteous manners anil has ever been found of 
strict probity in his dealings as well as energy and excellent business 
ability. He married, jul\- 10, 11)117, M. Louise Graham, of Dorchester, 
daughter of John V. and Jane F. (Fallon.) 



Joiix 1. vSiiAi (,nxi;ssv, ^Lvnok llMd. 

John J. Shaughnessx was born in Stow, Massachusetts, December 
.'), l'Sr)7. His parents came from Ireland before the\ were married and 
settled in .Stow, where they ha\e alwa\s li\ed. and both of them are now 
1 lying. 

He attentled the pidilic schools in his natixe town, including the 
Hale High .School which opened in Stow in 1.S7C). .Vfter completing 



365 



his stiuHcs at the Hale lli-h School, he worked at farmino- three years, 
and at the a.<;e of twenty he went to work in a Hudson shoe factory. 
After he liad worked there a short time. Air. F. W. Warren, a promi- 
nent citizen of Stow, procured tlie position for him of driving the express 
that carried the mail from Stow to South Acton, for the postmaster of 
Stow, John S. Fletcher, and he worked at that position for two years. 
It was while thus employed that he decided to proceed further with his 
studies and he dexoted his spare time preparin-- for college. He entered 
the Ahissachusetts Agricultural Colleo-e at Amherst in the fall of l.S.s;', 
where he distinguished himself as one of the best mathematicians of his 
class, of which he was the president dm-in^' the tirst year. He remainetl 
at that colle;j,-e imtil his junior year in Fs.s.",, \\ hen he entered the Har- 
\-ard Law vSchool, where he remained until INS?. While at the law- 
school he was a member of the IIar\ard Fnion, the leading- debating- 
society t)f the unixersity. and he took a prominent part in the ilelxites of 
the societ}-. He entered the law office of Hon. W. X. l)a\enport in 
1.S.S7 antl afterwards entered the law othce of (iale c\: McDonald. On 
motion of W. !>. (iale, Fsq., he was atlmitted to the bar in l.SMI.and 
since that time he has had a lucrative law practice, and as a trial law ver 
rank> amon^- the best law\ers of the state. 

In ]'.»(»;; he deli\ (.'red the oration at the old home week celebration of 
Stow-, He was elected on the board of health when AJarlborou^h was a 
town in bss;) ami serxed on that board for elexen consecutixe xears. He 
has been a trustee of the Mai-lborou^h hospital for twenty years. He 
was married to VAlcu L. Ahdier, a school teacher in Springfield. Ahissa- 
chusetts, Au-ust C, IS',).".. He has taken an acti\e part in all matters per- 
taining to the welfare of Nhudboi-ou^h since he became a citizen of the 
place, and is an active member of the l)oard of Trade and also belon_o-s to 
several organizations of the city. He was elected Mayor of Marlborough 
for the year I'.ijo, and has the happy facidty of pacifically adjusting 
momentous affairs in the municipal career of our cit\', w hose best interests 
he has e\er at heart. 



366 




]ami,s W. Mc'DoXAi.n. L'\\'\ Soi.Kiroii. 

lames W. McDonald was l)<)rn in Marlhorout^h May l."», IS.');;, bein'j,- 
a son of Michael and jane ( Mulcali} ) McDonald, and has always li\ed 
in his natixe place. He receixed his education in the public schools, and 
afterwards private tuition. At the end of three years study he was 
admitted to the bar after passin^;- the examination by the IVliddlesex 
b>xaminers. 

For se\eral \ears he was Town Counsel of Marlborou,i;h and lias 
been Citv .Solicitor since the formation of the City Government. His 
intimate kiio\vled>;e of the municipal history of the city and its lethal 
affairs, thus derixt'd. has enabled him to render \aluable service, notably 
in matters before the Le;4islatm-e. an<l liti<4ation and le^al cpiestions con- 
nected with the ])ublic ser\ ice, such as water works, sewerau,e system and 
hi^'hwaxs. 

For txvelxe years he xxas a member of the School Committee, and at 
the dedication of the present llit^h .School building; in bS'.KS, dclixereil an 
historical address pertaining;- to the public schools of Nhirll)orou<;h. He 
was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatix es, and ser\ ed 
during- the session of bSSO, bein;^ a member of the Committees on Liquor 



167 



Laws and Constitutional Aincntlnicnts. In IS'.II liL'scTNcd in the vSiatc 
Senate troni the Fourth Middlesex District, hein^ Chairnian of the Com- 
mittee on Manufactures and a memlier of the Committees on Constitu- 
tional .Vmentlments, Prol)ate and Insol\enc\. the special committee on 
Conj^ressional Redistrictin^-. and the special committee wliich sat durin^;- 
the recess on the formation of a general cit\- charter, and wiiich 
reported a hill adopted h\' the LcL^islature of l.S',l-2. 

Re-elected to the Senate, he ser\ ed as Chairman of the Committee 
on Prohate and Insol\enc\', and was a memher of the committees on 
Judiciarx . Constitutional Amendments and the special recess committee 
on the re\ision of the judicial s\stem of the vState. At the close of the 
session of l.S'.)2. he was ap]:)()inted chairman of the vState i'xiard of (Jas 
and I'Llectric Lit^'ht Commissioners, i-esi^ninL;- at that time fi'om the com- 
mittee on lie\ ision of the Judicial v^-^Nstem. During- the session of IS'.)], 
Mr. McDonald was chaii-man of the committee that drafted the hill 
permittin;^' cities and towns to construct and operate their own plains for 
^■as and electric liuiitinu'. which was know n as the McDonald hill, and 
which became a law . 

In the I'\ill of IS'.MI, up(_)n the decease of Etlward F, [oniison. Mi". 
?sIcDonakl was appointed Justice of the Police Court, of Marlborough, 
which ofFice he now holds. 

(joxernor William L. i)ou:j,ias. beiuL;' C(.n\inced duriuL;' his teian of 
ottice that the ap]:)i)intment of a Justice of one of the Coui'ts dealing' with 
iuxenile problems would brin^• to the lioard a iud;4"ment which would be 
helpful in the discharj^e of the duties of the Trustees of the ,'~^tate L\ man 
vSchool for Pons at Westl^orou^h. and the Industrial School for (jirls at 
Lancaster, appointed Justice McDonald as a member of that IJoard and 
he still continues to ser\ e in that capacitw 

Mr. McDonald was married in IS'.k; to Miss Mar\" C. (iiblin of 
Poston. and the imion has been blessed w ith foiu' children. 

Mr. ATcDonald has alwa\'s maintained an actixe interest in birsiness, 
social and fraternal acti\ ities. He was one (jf the orii^inal incor])orators 
of the Marlborou^ih hospital ; he is a Director of the Peoples' National 
Pank, Trustee of the ]\Lirlborouu;h Sa\ ino-s Bank, President of the Local 
liar Association, member of the Middlesex Par ^Vssociation and the Suf- 
folk Par Association, Union Club, Knights of Columbus, the Foresters 
of America, the Charitable Irish S(jcietv and the City Club of Poston. 

Few, if anv. of Marlhorouj^h's citizens ha\ e been honored with 
public offices of trust and responsibilit\ to the extent of Mr. McDonald, 
lie is b\- birth and education a t\pical specimen of Marlborough's best 
men, and as such is known and respectetl throughout the State. 



368 




CllARLKS F. Ro]5I\S()\, CiTV TkKASIM'vEK. 



Chark's F. R()l)iiis<)n, City Treasurer, was liorn in Hetltord. Mitklle- 
sex County, Massachusetts, .September 1."). is 11. I lis early lite was 
spent upon a farm, and at the a^v of sixteen he u,"ra(luate(l from the 
school of his nali\e town. At the a^'e of se\enteen he commenced work 
in a store in l'>oston, where he remained aliout two years, when he 
enlisted in July, IHCil. in Co. D, .^ixth ^hlssachusetts xohmteers, ser\ ing- 
one hundred days. 

Immediateh' following' the war. he was emplo\ed as a clerk for a 
coal dealer in Washington, D. C, remaining thereabout two years when 
he commenced business for himself as a coal dealer in Xatick, Massachu- 
setts, lie sold out his business in Xatick and went west in l.SGO, li\ ing 
sincral years in Harrisbin-g, Pennsyhania ; Cincinnati, Ohio, and Chicago. 
Returning again to Alassachusetts, he engaged in Inisiness as a retail coal 
dealer about [une 1. bS-SO. in Marlborough, and is still connected with 
the same business as President of the Marlborough Coal Co. 

Fie w'as elected City Treasurer in February, l<S!ir>, and is now offici- 
ating for the sixteenth year in that capacity. 



3^9 




l'Kri-:i; !>. .M^I!l'll^. Ci ^^ Ci.erk. 



Peter B. Mur]:)h\-, son of Joliii and Catlierine (Fleming) Murphy, 
^\as horn in L'ordax ille, a \ ilhige of Southhorough. January lo. IS,"),"). 
After lea\ ing school at the age of sixteen years, he wc^-ked for a short 
time in the carding room of the L'orda\ ille Woolen jNlills. He came to 
Marll)orough in isyi aiid entered the oihce of the " Marlhoro Mirror, " 
where he learned the printing trade, ]:)assing through all the stages from 
" Printer's Devil " to editor and manager. He married for his first wife 
Agnes V. Behan. of Newton, hv whom he has one son, now manager of 
the Springfield, \'t,. Printing Co., and for his second wife he married 
Ellen A., daughter of John an.l Ellen (Barry) Dacey of Marlhorough. 
He was elected Town Clerk in 1.SS2 and has held the office of Town and 
Citv Clerk continuously up to the present time. He is a memher of 
Diyision 1 C. A. (). H., a charter memher of Marlhorough Ccnmcil, 
Knights of Columhus: John P>oyle O'Reilly Council, Royal Arcanum; 
Marlhorough Coimcil Xo. 44, F. of ^V. 



370 




William II. ()^ 



ID. CoI.I.lX'JOK ol- I'aXKS. 



William II. Os^odd. son of William X. and Rebecca X. (Hutchin- 
son) ()s<40ih1. was horn in South I)an\ers. now Peahodv, March 14, l.S()4. 
He recei\ ed his education in the ]iuhlic schools, alter which he took a 
course in the Massachusetts Institute of TechnoloLiA . heiuL;' a member of 
the class of 'So. He came to Marlborough in iss;), where he conducted 
an extensi\ e laundrv business for thirteen \ears. lie was elected to the 
Common Council in 11)01 and l'.»02, bein<i; president of tliat bod\- until he 
resio-ned to become Collector of Taxes, which othce he has abb filled up 
to the present time. He also holds the position of Clerk of Coiumittees. 
He marrietl Marv L. Allen. Xo\ ember '.». l.s'.ii'. He is a member of the 
Unitarian Society, local Masonic bodies and the Mass. Collectors and 
Treasm-ers ^Vssociation. 



371 




di.\i;M:s vS, Thomson. L'\\\ Ai 



Charles vS. Tlimnsoii, son of ( )rrin and Liz/ic C (Stone) Thom- 
son, was l)orn in Ilolliston, Mass.. A])i-il ;!'). ISCI. He received his 
education in tlie pultlic schools of Ilolliston and also took a course in the 
Eastman Business Colle<;e of Xew ^()rk. j^raduatini;' as an expert account- 
ant, lie came to MarlborouL:;]i in l.ss7 and established a successful 
business as stationer and newsdealer. He was electetl City .Vuditor in 
I'.Mi;). He married .Sadie M. (iross of Hoj^kinton in ISSli. He is Senior 
Warden of United l)rethren Lodoe, A. F. I'v: A. ^i.: Hi<ih Priest of 
Houghton Royal Arch Chapter, member of the se\eral Masonic bodies, 
includin<;- the Mass. Consistory :\2i\: also a mendier of the Mass. Audi- 
tors' Cluli and Suburban Newsdealers' Association. 



37^ 




Louis X, Ruiikk, .Sipkkixtkxdkxt of vStkekts. 



Louis N. Richer, son of Louis and Marv (Dumas) Richer, was liorn 
in Ikookfield, ISLass., Marcli 20, 1.S72. He lived in Brooktield until five 
years old. w hen his parents moxed to Spencer, where he receivetl his 
education in the Spencer puhlic schools. After his school days he entered 
the shoe shop of Isaac Proutv Co. in S]x-ncer until he hecame of a<i;e ; 
then ino\ed to vSouth Franiiiv^hain where he li\ed until \>^\n when he 
came to Marlhorou^h. Married in l.s'.l.'» Rose Anna Marchand, of 
South Framin<;ham, In whom he has eight children. Elected to Board 
of Aldermen I'.IO-"), I'.Mh;. r.)()7, I'.lO.s. He resigned in TJOS to lake the 
office of Superintendent of Streets and Sewers. Member of the ^Llss. 
Highway Association, French Naturalization Club, of which he is presi- 
dent, French Dramatic Club. Artisans. r>oar(l of Trade, and was presi- 
dent of the l>oard of Aldermen in I'.Hiy. 



373 




Georcje a. Stac\', Sl I'Kitix 1 kxi)i:\ 1' oi \\'Ari:i; ^^^)l!K^ 



Georg'e ^Mliert .Stac\' was horn in Xorlhliorou^h, ^vJassachusctts. in 
1848, son of Albert H., and Marv A, ( l>ri(lc) .'~^tacy. lie atteiKknl the 
public schools until the death of his tatlier, who was killed in the ci\ il 
war in 18(')2, after which he worked on a farm, in a cotton mill, and at 
other occupations luitil bsi;."), w hen he be^an to ser\'e an apprenticeship 
at the machinst tratle in AVinchentlon, ^Massachusetts, lie worked as a 
journeyman machinist in Lowell, Boston, South Boston, Hudson and 
]Marll)oroug"h, until 1877. He was the succedini;" six ^■ears chief enf^ineer 
for the Boyd «S: Corey Boot and vShoe Manufacturing- Company, 

In 188;'), soon after the construction of the water works was 
commenced, he \yas enga_i;etl as pumping- engineer, later he was appointed 
chief inspector of the construction work, and in the fall of that year he 
was appointed superintendent and chief engineer at the pumping station, 
and he has contiiuied to hold these positions up to the present tin-ie. 

In 188'j he was elected a member of the Sewer Construction Com- 
mittee, was the executiye officer of that board, and chief inspector of the 



374 

contract work tor tlic construction ot the tiltcr l)c(l> and trunk line 
sewer: aUo superintendent of construction ot the street sewer built hv 
tlav labor. He ser\ ed on the Hoard of Fire Engineers for fifteen years, 
was elected chief of the department in l.s,s2: was also clerk for se\eral 
terms. He was one of the committee of three electetl to purchase and 
install the fire alarm teleji^raph s\ stem and was its superintendent for 
three years. He is a Past Master of the I'nited lirethren Lod<^e, F. and 
A. M., District Deputy (Jrand Master of the twenty-first Masonic dis- 
trict for two years. Past Hi<;h Priest of Houghton Chapter Royal Arch 
Masons, a member of Hiram Council of Royal and Select Masters, 
Trinity Commandery of Knight Tem])lars, Past Chancellor of Marl- 
l)orough Lodge Knights of Pythias and was District Deputy tor two 
terms, member of the Imprt)yed Order of Red Men, ^Vncient Order of 
United Workmen, National Association of .Stationary Engineers, Past 
President of Highland City Association Xo. 11, X. A. >S. E. He is a 
member of the Xe\y l'2ngland \\'ater Works Association, and was its 
president in l.s'J."); he is al>o a member of F. C. Curtis Camp Sons oi 
Veterans. In IS'.IS. at the commencement of the vSjianish War, he with 
others, assisted the I'. S. arm\' engineers in mining l>oston harbor. Mr. 
vStac\' married Harriet Howe Barnes, daughter of the late William and 
xVrathusa R. (Howe) Harnes, of this city. 



375 



TOPOGRAPHY. 



Marlliorough is situated on xhv westerly border of tlie county, 
bounded on the nortli by Hudson and a part of Berlin; on the south by 
Southliorouj^h and a part of Xorthboroug-h : on the west by Berlin and 
Xorthboi-ough ; east by Sudbury and Framinghani. It is "i.s miles from 
Boston and U! cast of Worcester. It is about six miles in length from 
east to west, and three miles in breadth from north to south. The X. 
^^, X. II. cK: 11., also the B. & M. railroads run to the city. The whole 
city Consists for the most part of ele\ated land, Mt. vSligo being the 
highest, (■).")() feet aboye sea le\'el. From this point, on e\ ery side, the 
city presents a scene of pastoral l>eauty. 

The sheet of water called Williams Pond has \yaters al\ya\s clear 
and tew lakes of its size gi\e more \ariety of scenery. 

(Quoting a yersatile pen : •' Bein"; situated between the extensiye 
\alley of the Sudbury riyer on the one side, and that of the Assabet on 
the other, the central part of the place is so ele\ated that the hills com- 
mand a prospect of great extent and rare beauty. There are no raggeil 
rocks or broken cliffs, no stagnant pools or rude \yaterfalls denoting a 
broken, sterile surface and presenting waste places, but large, regular 
swells of land, extending from half a mile to a mile, crowded with fresh 
yerdure to their summits, with their slopes waxing with forests of fruit 
trees ; fertile, culti\ ated \ alleys, spreading between the hills, adorned 
with grass and grain of eyery kind and flowers of eyery hue, and gentle 
rills winding through the meadows and marking their course liy a fresh 
green and a belt of more luxuriant growth. These blending in perfect 
harmony, present a prospect fraught with all that is rich in agriculture 
and pleasing in rural scenery. But while the immediate yiew is thus 
attractiye to the eye and grateful to the sense, the tlistant prospect adds 
grandeur to the scene. Passing oyer the glittering spires in seyeral of 
the neighboring towns and the elevations within their bottlers, the eye 
rests upon the Blue Hills in Milton, while the lofty Wachusett in its 
solitary grandeur, the towering Monadnock with its cloud-capped 
summit and the \arious peaks of the mountain ranges of Xew Hampshire 



376 

risin;^- ni;ijestic:ill\- in the distance, hound And complete the \ iew on 
north, west and south. Taken together, the ])rospect from ^hll•llu)rou^ 
hills is one of l)eauty rarely surpassed" 



From the ele\ ated site and general character of tlie town, the inha 

tants ha\ e Ix-en ami are remarkahle for health and longe\ ity. Follow: 
is a list of a few of Marlborough's aged citizens now li\ing: 

Mrs. M. E. Barnes, 89 years Mrs. Zeviah Barnes. 90 years 

Amos Cottinij;. 84 vears Mrs. Xanev S. Leland. 85 years 

Mrs. Sidney Gleason. 85 vears Mrs. Dennis W'itherbee. 91 rears 

Calvin Smith, 80 years Mr>. Wallace W'itherbee. 9J \ ears 

William Colgan, Si years Mr. S\i\ ester Bucklin, 94 years 

Mrs. [ulia S. Walker. 87 years Mr. Winslow Warren. 8:] years 

Mrs. Catherine Stevens, 90 years William Barnes. 80 vears 

Charles A. Warren, 81 vears Mrs. Catherine Flvnn. 8j vears 

Latavette Fairbanks. 84 years Philip Kirbv. 84 vears 

Mrs. Phoebe A. Eager, 88 years Mrs. .\nn Kirby. 83 years 

George L. Jones. 83 years Mrs. Lucy B. Wood. 84 years 

Mrs. Sarah B. Sanborn. 80 years John Creamer, 96 years 

Mrs. Marv Elizabeth Stevens, 8j years Mrs. Clarissa Proctor, 83 years 

Samuel E. Dudley. 83 years Michael Ring-, 90 years 

Mary Coveney. 80 years Mrs. Mary Tighe, 9:; years 



Ml 



CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS. 



Marlborough is noted f(;r its social and fraternal oro-anizations and 
has many clubs that are devoted to I)ene\(>lence and charity. We "-ive 
below the principal or^'anizations in the cit\- tor the \ear i'.UO: 

United Brethren Lod-e. A. F. and A. M. ; G. O. Adams. 10 Witherbee 

street. Object : .Social and Fraternal. 
Order Eastern Star: Mrs. Ilattie Mannin^-, Ili-hland street. Object: 

.Social ;in(l Fraternal. 
Ilouj^hton Royal Arch Chapter; Charles S. IMiomson, West Main street. 

01)ject: vS(»cial and Fraternal. 
(Jrand Army of the Republic : (ieor^e .S. P:irker. Maple street. (.'i\il 

War \^eterans. 
Independent Order of Odd Fellows: Caleb Ilolbrouk, lO(i Russell street. 

Oliject : Social and Fraternal, 
Kniohts of Columlnis : 1\ A. Mc( Jill. \[ HuntiiiLiton axenue. Oliject : 

Social and Insurance. 
Kni;j,hts of Pythias : Reuben F. Leonard, ."i;! Mechanic street. Object: 

Social and Fraternal. 
Ancient Order of Hilu-rnians : John A. Cratty, L)e\ ens street. Object: 

Social ami Fraternal. 
Foresters of .Vmerica : Fred Bertrand. .s."i A\'est Main street. OI)ject : 

Social and Fraternal. 
Foresters of America, Circle L;un-ier, (French): .Amie Rouleau, !;;.") 

Elm street. Object : Soci;d and Fraternal, 
Marlborough Grange: F. Howard Brown, Ilosmer street. Object: 

Social and Industrial. 
Marlborough Aerie of Eagles, .Armas Bonin, 7.") .State street. Object : 

Social and Fraternal. 
Xew England Ortler of Protection: Lawrence 1-2. Kirbv, .■)2 Kirby street. 

Object: Insurance. 
]Marlborough Cit\- Provincial Clul): W. .;Vubre\' Porter, '.u; .Shawmut 

avenue. 



378 

St. lean Baptistc vSi)ciet\- : [oseph Beaudrt-au 211(1. 1 .'» Crescent street. 

Oliject : vSocial ami Insurance. 
Sons of Veterans: William M. Hri<;hani. HriL^ham street. Object: 

Patriotism. 
l)a\ is (juards; Major Franklin (j. Taylor, Lincoln street. Military. 
Mass. Catholic Order of Foresters ; James II. Lyons, 102 Essex street. 

Object : Social and Insurance. 
Le<^ion Spanish War Veterans: Charles F. McCarthy. (II Florence 

street. Spanish War X'eterans. 
Marlboroui^h Council, Ro\ al Arcanum ; William A. Ben-y, 2."» Witherbee 

street. Object: vSocial and Insurance. 
)()hn Bovle O'Reilly Council Royal .Vrcanum : Thomas M. Dacey, 1.') 

East Main streel. Object : Social and Insurance. 
.\ncient Order United Workmen: .Samuel F. Wilson, 40 Ilar\ard street. 

Object: Fraternal and Insurance. 
Marlborouu'h Society Xatural Histor\ : (jeorLje W. Ilager. Bostcjn Road. 
Union Club: E. Ir\in,!4- Morse, Pleasant street. Social, 
(jarde d'llonneur, K. Simoneau. Elm street. vScmi-Military. 
Pt)ntiHcal Zoua\es; Alex Thi\ iert;'e, 2'.l Ilayden street. Object: Semi- 
Military. 
I'^-ench Naturalization Clult : Louis X. Richer, .'»! South street. Object: 

To encouraL;e naturalization. 
St. Ann Club, (Italian) : ^Michele A. Santella, Wachusett street. Social 

and Fraternal. 
Musicians I'nion : Harry E. Bri^ham, Cottin^^^ a\enue. Labor Or<;ani- 

zation. 
Che\alier Independent: Joseph P. Xormandin, West Main street. 

Social. 
Umberto Society. (Italian) : Daniel vSantora, l.') W^est street. Social and 

Fraternal. 
vSecour Mutual ; Cyprien Martin, Martin street. Insurance and I->aternal. 
Dramatic Club; Louis Farley, 104 Broad street. Social. 
Buildinj^ Trades Council; Wm. M. Leonard, !.")."» Mechanic street. 

Labor Or<^anization. 
Boot and Shoe Workers I'nion ; Georj^e J. McManamy, 120 Bolton 

street. Labor L'nion. 
ITnited .Shoe Workers of America: John J. Flynn. Labor Organiza- 
tion. 
Vermont Society; Dr. C. T. Warner, West Main street. 
Maine Society; Wm. L. Waldron, 47 Mechanic street. 



379 



IlihcTiiiaii Buililint; Association : W'm. Daley, ()'.) Maple street. Iiulus- 

trial. 
Pythian Sisters; Mrs. Charles C Ilart, 12 Washin^^ton court. 
Ladies' Relief Corps; Mrs. Frank W. Sawin, 2.S Mildrelh street. 
Rehekahs ; Mrs. Annie Clifford. 121 Prospect street. 
Hi^hlaiul Fraternal Lod^e : Ida Hoinille, 1 (U Elm street. Social. 
Ladies' Auxiliary, .V. (). II.: Miss Josephine O'Brien, -i.") \\'ashin<^ton 

street. Social and I-^raternal. 
Dau;jjhters of \"eterans ; Mrs. Fred A. Trull, l.S Church street. 
Dautjliters of .Vnierican Revolution ; Mrs. Fred Fay, 40 Witherbee 

street. 
Golden Star: Mrs. k^lla Butler, lOii Brimsmead street. 
Woman's Club : Mrs. 1). H. Fletcher, 40 Pleasant street. Social and 

Literar\-. 
Newman Ciuli : Miss Anna Ilvde, Florence court. .Social and Literary. 
Colonial Club : ]\lrs. C. L. Cutler, Jr., .'> 1 Main street. Social and 

Literary. 
Semi-Colon Club : Mrs. F. \\\ .Sawin, l.S Ilildreth street. Social and 

Literary. 
Tuesday Club; Mrs. J. F. J. Otterson, 20 Witherbee street. Social and 

Literary. 
Jeanne d'Arc Circle; Miss Lutlo\ ine Durand, W-rsailles street. 
White Cross (juild ; Mrs. Etta McNally, Chestnut street. Charity, 
Union St. Jean Baptiste ; F. Remi Moineau, l.'iO Broad street. Social. 
Artisans ; Emilian Bergeron, .■)G4 Lakeside ayenue. 



380 



EVENTS OF INTEREST. 



Februarv '), KITC. The I'^nglish troops reached >hirll)oroiuj;h. 
Their proNisioiis taiHiiti', the\- turned down to Txjston. lea\inu- the Held to 
the ra\a«;es of the Indians. 

The meeting- house huilt in ICSS-D stood only about 2;') years, up to 
1711. 

April .S, 17()C>. A new cemetery in ^h^■ll)orou^■h. At a nieetinjj.' of 
the proprietors it was ordered, granted and concluded that the land 
exchanged with John Perry, the tailor, two and one-half acres, adjoining 
the meeting house land, "shall be for a Praying Place and a Burying 
Place fore\er. " The town wanted part of the land to build a meeting- 
house upon, and fi\e vears afterward, in 1711. they did erect a meeting 
house on the spot where now stands the High vSchool building. 

1701 was a remarkable \ear in Marlborough. March I'.t. earth- 
cjuake : October 2;'). remarkable wind: September oO, dandelions in full 
bloom: \o\ ember 1, earthquake. 

May 2, 17til. Ensign Daniel Partlett died in the west part of 
Marlborough, aged 7;5 vears. His 12 children distributed at his funeral 
111 pairs of black gloxes. is pairs of white glo\es. 12 black gauze hand- 
kerchiefs and other articles, all costing 71') pounds and 7 shillings. 

March 2'. >, 1770. The town passed spirited resolutions endorsing 
the non-importation agreement. 

June 24, 1772. The first stage coach between Boston and New 
^'ork commenced running (through Marlborough, \Vorcester ) and it was 
a fortnight between the two places. It passed through this town to 
Worcester. 

A])ril 10. 177."). The town of >hirlborough \<)ted to give the 
mimite men one shilling and fourpence for training an hour every week 
in this month and in 'SI ay, except they were called for to enter the 
ser\ ice. This was nine da\s before the Concord and Lexington battles. 
When the intelligence reached Marlborough that the liritish troops had 
arri\e(l at Concord April lH, 177-"), four Marlborough companies, num- 
bering about P.M) men or one-se\enth of the population, rushed to arms, 



38 1 

marclicd against the enemy and remained at Cambridge until a rej^idar 
army was organized, Durin;^- the wliole \\ar, NhirlhorouLi'h was well 
represented in the army of freedom 1)\- a lont;- roll of honorable men. 

In 177") dysentery pre\aile(l alarmint^ly. This was the most destruc- 
tive epidemic of the town's histor\-. 

The winter of 17.S() was remarkable for severitx and depth of sno\v. 
I lay was scarce and cattle were fed on brcnvse. The bodies of those 
who died were tlraw ii several miles to burial on snow shoes, the r(jads 
bein^- blockaded, Ahiy 1'.) was called the dark day when candles were 
lit from 10 to 11 o'clock and fowls retired to rest. It was so dark in 
town that it was saitl some persons lost their waw 

vSeptember 4, 17.S(). Nhu-lboroui;h \()ted for the first time for 
(jo\'ernor. John Hancock had N.') \ otes. Azor ( )rne had 17 \otes for 
Lieutenant-( io\ ernor in the town. 

h\'bruary 24, l.sol. Commencement of a L;reat snow storm. It 
snowed the 2.Sth and March 2d. The snow was four and one-half feet 
deep. Some })ersons used rackets. Silas h\dton used rackets for the 
first time and walked from Stephen l'\dton"s, near where he w as teachint^- 
school, to his home in Hudson. 

February ISO.'). Died in Marlborough, Mrs. Ann (^uinc\-, SO years, 
widow of Josiah 2d and mother of Mrs. Nancy Packard, who died bsfi, 
in Lancaster, .SO years of at^e. 

March 21, l.Sl,"). The tithing- men of Marlborough <4a\e notice in 
the \\"<)rcester Spy that they should discharge the duties of the office, 
commencing!,- next month. Ahirlliorough usualh' cliose from two to ei^ht 
annually — in l(i'.»'.l. Deacon John Barnes Sr., antl James Taylor Sr. In 
l.sbs the last tithing- men in Marlboro were chosen. 

June (■) to 11, ISKI. There were severe frosts and on the '.>th scpialls 
of snow . It was calletl a season \vithont any summer. 

Se]:)tember 2, 1.S24. In the e\eninti; ami near midnight, (jeneral La- 
Fayette was at Sampson \^. S. Wilder's. in the westerh part of injlton. 
Many Marlborough people went over to see him. 

l'S40. The old town hall was built. Fre\iousl\-. John Cotting hall 
was used for town meetings. The old town hall ^yas built b\- Da\-id 
Brown and Elbridge Howe. Important alterations were made in l.sr)7. 
In I.SC)'.! and 1.S7() the new one was built. December 1878 this was re- 
constructed. 

FS4."), Odd Fellowship made its appearance in Marlborough early 
in the year. At that time at least ti\e citizens of the town were members 
of the Order — Edward (iay, Samuel Chipman, Jonathan Rice 2d, 



.v^^ 



Lcaiulcr Bi^vlow and 1). |. Maiulcll — the latter a clc-r^vinan who had 
been settled oxer the l'ni\ ersalist vSocietN. In response to a coniniunica- 
tion to the Grand Lod^e, ]:)resented by Addison (J. Fay. the petitioners 
nmnberinoj <S'), were j^ranted cliarter. 'I'he lod;_;e was instituted in Mr. 
Fa\ ".^ house on Lincoln street. In less than a \ear it mo\ ed to a hall in 
the Bigelow buildinjj^ (now residence of E. L. Bij^elow ) As time went 
on, the lodj^e shared with the Sons of Temperance a hall in a buildin<4 
on the corner of Lincoln and Mechanic streets, and in IS.");', be^^an to hold 
its meeting's in the old Acadenn , on the lli.uh school common. The 
present meetings are held in lla/elton I'lock. 

August -2.'). ISlC. An eartlu|uake about !..'».') in the morning. It 
jarred doors and windows and woke many people from their slumbers. 
Duration. HI seconds. It was thought it was the greatest earthquake 
that had been felt here during the present ceiUury. 

April 12. bs;)L Ivist meeting house bell tolled 7.') times because 
Thomas Sims, a colored ]ierson, was taken back to Georgia from Boston 
as a sla\e. It was then 7.") \ears since Independence had been declared. 
April ;)U, l.s,')2. .\hirlb()r()ugh Branch R. R. Co., from Marl- 
borough to Felton\iIle, incorjiorated. Incorporators. Mark Fay. Lam- 
bert Bigelow and Richard h'arwell. March IS.'),") the road was first 
operated from l\'lton\ ille to Marll>orough centre. 

Mav 1, IS.');;. l-^irc Department established in Marlborough. This 
commenced in isl'.l liv ]:)urchasing three fire engines. April ;>(), 1S,):>, 
legislature establislunl the local Fire Department. 

No\ember 10, 1S,")L>. Burning vSpring Hill church. 
August ;!l. IS.');'.. Dedication of third meeting house on Spring 
Hill. 

August '2i'<. Ls.');'. A comet was seen in a northwesterly direction. 
Its train was \ isible to the naked eye. 

lulv ;;0. IS.');;. Shenstone Tree Society instituted in West Parish 
with object of adorning the street with trees and making sidewalks. The 
v'^ocietv li\ed about 20 years. 

October I'.i. IS."):'.. Dedication of new Methodist cluu-ch. 
December 1, bs,").'). Agricultural I^ranch R. R. opened to North- 
borough center. 

August 7, IS,")."). Dedication of the Catholic church on the north- 
east side of Mount Pleasant. 

One sa\s the tirst Irishman in Marlborough was Jerry Collins, 
Cook Lane. The first interment in the groimds of the Marlborough 
Catholic cemetery was Bridget A., wife of Michael Dunn who died 
bS.-)7. 



I'hc iiist house Imilt on IJroad street is that ot Pierre HouleN which 
was liuilt in l.S.")7 h\ Aiitoine I)()ule\. father of the present owner, who 
has alwa\s li\e(l in lliis same house, where he lias l)rouL;,lu \ip a family 
of 20 chiUh'en, 10 of whom are h\ ini;'. Mr. and Mrs. Pierre l)oule\', a 
few years ayo observed their 'golden wecUhni;'. l)oth are still enjoying- 
good liealth. 

Jiuie 27, iNCd. The old Academ\' sold at auction to (ieor^'e X. 
Cate for SiOO, and the same month Jewell iS: .Shaw of Roxluiry 
contracted to build the new Ili^di school for S^.-ST."). 

June l."), iSdO. I)i-centennial heUl. oration 1)\- Hon. Charles 
Hudson under the bi^' tent on Ocoocan^ansett Hill. Dinner and speeches 
in tent near the South depot and picnic of 1,.".00 children on Fairmount. 
Fifteen brass bands furnished music enoui;h for a small peace jubilee. 

December ir>. l.sco. Dedication of Ahirlborou^h Hi<;h school 
buildin<i^. Historical address b\ Hon. (). W. Albee. 

April 11, ISOl. Great excitement in Marlborou;j,h o\er Fort 
vSumter bombardment. First enlistment of soldiers to the Ci\ il War. 

August It"), l-SCiO. ■•" vSlienstone Laurel" printed by h^dw in Rice. 

January '.>. FSIil. George William Curtis lectured in Marlborough. 
.Suliject — '' Honesty the Best l*olic\ . " 

Ahu'ch 2<i, isCil. Died at Waxside Inn, Sudbur\ . L\nian Howe, 
Esq,, .")'.• years. He was the .")th generation that kept the Hcnve Ta\ern. 
His father, Adam Howe, <lied IMl. 

July 14, ISi;;;. The draft. Nearly l'.»0 persons of Ahn-lborough 
were drafted at Concord; 4'.l from I'\dton\ille at Concord. Also (i.") of 
Westborough's and ."SO of Xorthborough's citizens drafted at Worcester. 

A])ril 14, l.sCi."). (ireat excitement in Ahirlborough and uni\ersal 
sorrow o\er the assassination of President Lincoln. 

July 4, PSi;.'). Celebratetl with oration and dinner under a tent on 
the old common. 

^L^•ch I'.i, l.siWi. The northern part (jf ALndborough including three 
school districts and parts of two other districts, then the\il!ageof Felton- 
\ille, was incor])orated as the Town of Hudson. Two \ears later a 
school district in Bolton was annexed to Hudson. 

Jidv 4, bS'.ll. Half a million dollars worth of ])ropert\ went up in 
smoke and fire when the central part of Hudson \yas destro\ed. 

Fel>ruar\ 2^, LsCC. Dedication of new L ni\ersalist church. 

January 2, LsiiT. Marlborough Board of Trade organized in ALarl- 
borough with Mark Vav as presitlent. 

July It'i, l.S(;s. Cornerstone of new Catholic church on Prtjspect 



:M 



strt't-t hiid by Ri^ht Rf\ . John j. William^, liishop of Boston. .Some 
years later the bell, blessed b\ Archbishop Williams, was christened 
•• I'etriis" in honor of the pastor. Rv\ . P. A. McKenna. 1)\- \<ne of the 
parish. Michael Wall, by \irtue of l)ein^- the lea(lin^■ contributor 
towards the bell, struck the first tap. 

May oO, bsii.S. Memorial or Decoration l)a\ obserxed in Marl- 
borous^h for the first time. 

January !."). ISCS, Post 1;; chartered. 

February 2. bSC'.l. \'oted a new town house. 

June 2, l.sOlb vSoUliers Monument dedicated with an oration on old 
common by Dr. (ieor^e B. Lorint^;. 

May oO, 1870. Post i:', dedicated their new hall in I)err\'s Block. 

October ]'.•. jsyo. Dedication of Alarlborou^h's new tow n house. 
(io\ernor Claflin and Speaker Jewell present. 

January 2(;. 1S7(). ^Mrs. Mary A. Livermore i;a\ e a lecture in the 
Tnitarian church in Marlborough. vSubject. "A Look Ahead." 

July ."). 1.S72. Reception of the French Band in Marlborough. 
.\fterw;n\ls the Band receixed from our citizens ')2 medals of the value 
of S20(). 

Jidy 10. 1.S72. Another July holiday. Reception of the Irish 
Band in Marlliorou^h. with fo pieces. 

October II, 1.S72. (jrand Firemen's muster in Marlborouj^h ; pro- 
cession more than a mile lont^ ; ei^^-ht brass bands. 

^Vu<;-ust o, l'S72. Japanese embassy in Marlboroui^h. l'he\' \isited 
Boyd (.^ Corey's shoe factor\ and saw process of boot and shoe manufac- 
turin<;-. 

Never a case of malaria originated in MarlborouL^h. 

Noxember H'>, l.ss7. piix' alarm teleuraph system introduced in 
^Slarlboroui^h. 

1-S72. Peace Jubilee year. Three ^reat receptions ;j;i\en in the 
Town Hall to the I'^-ench Bantl. Irish Band and the jajxuiese Commis- 
sioners, 

July 4, 187."), Celebrated b\ dinner and oration In Dr. (ieortje B. 
Poring- in the Tow n I lall. 

January o, bS7.">. Larj^e block, corner Pincoln and Broad streets, 
burned. 

June ;!0. Is71. Musical I\sti\al of the UU^h and Grammar schools 
in ^hlrlbor()u^■h Town Hall, bein^ the first \ear of musical instruction in 
the public schools in town. The instructor was Prof. Francis W. Riley 
of this town. 



385 

S(,'])tciiilicr 17. \>^7\. A l;;i1;i (1;i\ in Marlli inmnii. Tl.c' Lowell 
jMechaiiics Plialanx Co. in town: rccrix t-d 1)\ the Marll>oroii^ii Lij^lit 
Tiit'antn : also Ma\ or Jew ctt of Lowell ami ex-Ma\oi-s Folsom aiid Pea- 
bo(h- of Lowell. 

June 1. 1.S7-1, The eaj^ie which crowned the Soldiers' Moiiunient 
fell to the ground and was destro\cd: weighed (iOO ILs. A new eagle 
was placed the following September. 

May 22, 1.S7-1. Marlhorou.gh's water bill enacted by Legislature. 
June oO, 1.S7L Higb and (jrauiuiar schools held a musical festi\al 
in Town Hall. 

Simday, ALirch 2fi. l.S7l">. The 2<M»th anni\ersar\ of the luirning 
of AIarlb(>rough b\- the Indians was commemoiated. Town Hall was 
crowded with an audience of l.')(Mlto listen to the grand chon:s of 150 
voices and the numerous speeches of the e\ening. The hi-torical address 
was gi\en by vS. B. Pratt, publisher of the •• Marlborough Mirror.'" 

^lav 10, l'S7(). Historical and Antiquarian .Soc-etv organizetl in 
Alarlborough. Dr. Edward F. l>arnes chosen as president. 

Juh' l'S77. Coolidge shoe factor\ liurned. l'"i\e months later he 
had erected a factors- larger than the one destro\e(l. 

January 1. LS7S. Cabinet of 2r)0 specimens of minerals presented 
to High school b\- I)ea. I)a\ id 15. (ioodale. 

( )ctober 1870. Donation to the town, b\- L. L. Bigelow , of a 
granite watering trough located at the southwest corner of the High 
School comnion, the hrst pulilic one in town. 

l.S7'.i. During three years that Re\. J. P. Donegan was in Marl- 
boro, he took no salary, preferring to let the amount be turned into the 
chin^ch treasury. 

April 22, 1.S7'S. Meeting of merchants, manufacturers, etc., to 
form l)oard of Trade in ALirlhorough, held in Music Hall; K. L. Bige- 
low elected president and L. L. Tarliell secretar\ . Organized — 
President, Samuel Boyd : \ ice-presidents, Elbridge Howe and Charles L. 
Fay ; secretary, L. L. Tarbell : treasurer, K. D. Childs; directors, E. C. 
Whitney, S. A. Howe, John O'Connell. J. W. Pope, A. M. Page, J. 
L. vStone. 

I'SSO. ^Vnnual fair antl dinner b\ the ALirlborougli Farmers' and 
Mechanics' Clid\ \yith grand trades jirocession in concurrence with the 
Board of Trade. The military recei\ed the (io\ernor — ALirlborough's 
Brass Band, Co. F, (Sth Regiment Infantr\. with guests; Co. M of A'lil- 
ford in battalion, under command of NLijor Henry Parsons' staff as 
escort. John Chipman, chief marshal, with following as aids: \V. 



;yS6 

M. WaiTcn: C. L. Russell, L" A. Witt. W. P. Frsv, Dr. J. W. Carter 
and A. W . Fr\c. vSin^in.u' In the scholars of tlie puhlic schools. ,\(1- 
(Iress hv Hon. S. X. .Mdricli. Reception address, I'^lbrid^e Howe, Esq., 
Chairman Board »Selectinen. Presentation school children to his Excel- 
lency Go\ernor Talbot In W . 1). lUirdett. chairman of Scho(d Hoard. 

July '2, I'SSl. Indi;4iialion ihroii^hout .Marlhorouj^h at assassination 
of President (jartield. 

1>S<S2. The waterworks were constructed antl compleied in iNS;! at 
a cost of SI ('..'», 171. TS: net cost to Dec. .".1, P.M)'.), ,S(;()0,'.I;!.S.,S2. The 
water supph' is Lake Williams and Millham reser\(>ir. Lake ^^'illiams 
has an area of 72.^, acres; storai^e capacity of 2r»0,0(JO,()00 <;allons ; water 
shed 21'.' acres. Millham reseryoir has an area of (17 acres, storage 
capacity of 40(),00(»,00() gallons; capacity of Mt. Sligo's distributing 
reservo'r, .'), 000,000 gallons. 

Present Board of ^Vater Commissioners — John A. O'Connell. Chas. 
A. Cook, Harry |. Pratt: superintendent, George .\. vStacy : water 
registrar, Catherine ^V. B\ I'ne ; meter inspector, Julian P. W'ootl ; num- 
lu'r of consumers estimated, PI. NIK); water was first turned on the 2'.tth 
of June, 188:5. 

)ul\- 2 ISSS, Sleighing in Marlborough. (Jround covered three 
inches tleep with hailstones as large as walnuts. .Snow balling in the 
streets. C. D. Hunter, a popular druggist, took a sho\el, dug up 
ice in front of his store and used it with \\hich to pack his soda fountain. 
English sparrows and other birds were killed by the hundreds and in 
some places the ground was literally covered with them. Acres aiul 
acres of crops were cut down, the damage amounting to thousands of 
dollars. One enthusiastic farmer hitched his old mare into his sleigh 
and rode around the neighborhood. 

December bS.S."). Electric lights first turned on in Marlborough. 

Jidy 1, 18^7. Free p()stofHce deli\er\ began in Marlborough. 'J'he 
first letter carriers in ALxrlborough, M. |. BuckK'\'. !>. P. v'^impson. j. T. 
IMinner and Felix Gra\elin, commenced work for the go\ eriunent. 
Letter Carriers Buckley and vSimpson are still in ser\ ice. Mr. (jraxelin 
died a few months after his appointment, and Mr. Minner resigned and 
is now Hying in Roxbury. 

18.S8. vStrect Railw"a\' chartered b\' (ieneral Court. 

I.S8'.». Road completed and operations conuuenced June I'.lth. the 
line being 2.11.")! miles in length. vSuperinteiulent Herbert K. Bradford 
^yas in charge. First Board of Directors — Samuel Boxd, presitleiit ; 
vSanuiel C. Darling, treasurer; vStillman ii. Pratt, lulwartl R. Alley, 



^>^7 



Timothy A. Coolidge, James T. Mur])li\ . AIIki L\ Weeks. Richmond. 
Yd., chsputes the honor of the first electric rail\\a\- heint;' operated in 
]\Jarlliorou^-h, ]nit Marll)i)r()ug-h's claim is n()\\- ^-enerally recoL;-ni/ed 

January 1, ISS'.I. Horses used for the first time in tire department. 

Cyrus Iiri^ham, the father of the musical liri^hams of Iiri^hani's 
orchestra, came of a musical stock. His father was called "the L;'reat 
fiddler. ■■ who with •' Jock" Sawin. the \eteran iifer. furnished music 
for many home dances or '" kitchen shindi<i-s, " the tlancini^- heiiv^ held in 
early days in the lar^v kitchen or li\ in^' rooms of the old homesteads. 
Cyrus for many years was one of the players in the " Old Brick '' church. 
The mecca of church life was reached when the\ p)t into the choir. 

July 11. l.s;)0. Marlhorouuh became a cilv and was the I'.Sth city 
on the .State's family list. The \()te u])on the acceptance of the lei;isla- 
ti\eact wasnearh' unanimous. There were 2.')U() names on the xotiii"^ 
list. 

December 2. bS'.Ml. The Uni\ersalist Ladies' Circle met at (i(Jod 
Templar Hall. ^Vliout SO present, extreme cold weather kee])in^- man\- 
a\va\-. ni>;h enthusiasm and three musiuL;' cheers ^i\en in honor of our 
first ma\'or. ,S. H. Howe, when news of the election was recei\etl. 

I-S'.IO. A beautiful book. "Personal War Sketches," presented 
to John A. Rawlins Tost 4:) by S. Herbert Howe, Timothy A. 
Coolid>4"e, Hannah E. Hi«;'elow . Mrs. Amelia S. IvKvards, \Vm. H. Fay, 
Geo. X. Cate, Samuel Boxd. Mrs. Hannah C. ISwift, contains short 
sketches of members of the Post. 

IN'.M. vSewera^e introtluced ; cost to tlate S.")H. 247. 

vSeptember 1."), P.MIl. .Vt ."l o'clock this mornin;^-, cluu'ch bells tolled, 
whistles blew and Marlboroui^'h people mourned the death of assassinated 
President McKinle\ . 

December 17, I'.XM, Three distinct shocks were felt in this city 
and it is ^-enerally belie\ed there was a ^ood-sized earthquake. Houses 
were shaken and their occupants badh' frightened. 

vSudbur\- was incor])orated Ido'.l. 

]\kn"lborou^"h was incorporated ICilKI. 

Westborough was incorp(jratetl 1717. 

Sovithborough was incorporated 1727. 

Northborough was incorporated 17tii;. 

Hudson was incorporated PSCiC). 

All these places with some territory that was set apart to other places 
were orij^inalU" inckukHl in the Sudbur\- charter. ,Sudl)ury still retains 
24.4 square miles of territory, population 1,1.")'.) ; MarllMirou^h has 21.6 



388 



s(|uare miles of territory, population 14,07.") : Westboroiigh has 22.7 
s(|uare miles of territory, population ").;)7''^ : vScnithhorough has \i')A 
scpiare miles ot" territorx, population 1. '.•.■')! : \orthborou^■ll. which is the 
younj^'est of the four horou^h towns, hein<f set off from W'esthorou^h, 
lias IH.C) scpiare miles of lerritor\ , population 1,'.»47; Hudson has 12.2 
scpiare miles of territory population ("1.217. 

Au!^ust 2."). r.MI'.l. For the first time in a centur\ Marlhorouj^h 
entertained the Tenth I'. S. Ca\alr\. who attired in hrown uniforms. 
were on their way to Fort Ethan ^Vllen, \'t. There were about 'M '> men 
and officers. 10 mules and two machine u'uns. Crowds turned out to see 
the heroes of VA Caney. 

Xo\ember S. 1 '.(()'.). Tribute \yas paid John I). Dufeault in recog- 
nition of his appointment to the honorable position of assistant secretary 
to I'. vS. Senator Henry Cabot I>odge. lie was tendered a bantpiet in 
which about 100 took part. Many guests of honor were present fi'om 
our own as well as \arious other cities. 

.Nhirlborough turned out about (1. ir)(),000 pairs of shoes during I'.IO'.I 
at a C(»nser\ati\e estimated yalue of 510.000,000. 

Ahirlbt)rough's schools are pronounced among the best in the vState, 
and the manner in which they are conducted has drawn the attention of 
the best instructors in public schools, who come here to study the local 
method, and diu'ing the past few \ears, man\ a school has been modeled 
after the pattern found here, and our teachers ha\ e been in great demand 
in other cities. In I'.IO'.I Marlborough ex]iended about S4.'),000 for 
schools. 

May 2(1, I'.IJO. Thousands of Marlltorough people witnessed 
IlalleN's comet tonght. 

In I'.IO'.I. Marlborough expended about $4,000 for the public 
librar\- : police de])artment appro]:)riation for l',)09 \yas Sll..')0O: in I'.Ml'.i 
Marlborough appropriated for the poor $'.i.")00 : Si. 000 was appropriated 
to Alarlborough hos])ital in I'.IO'.I; in I'.IO'.I Marlborough expended about 
S2;),.'>00 for highways: in I'.Mrj Marlborough expended about 511,000 
for the hre dejxirtment : in I'.IO'.I l)etween ti\e and six thousand dollars was 
spent for gypsN' moth ilestruction : in I'.IO'.I Marlborough ex]:)ended tor 
electric lights S10,;5.')0. 



389 



INDUSTRIES OF THE CITY. 



C^uotiiiL;' Rc\ . R. .V. (iriffin and K. L. IJi^vlow. isso. in llistorv ot 
Middlesex C()unt\ : '• I'lie industries of the tow n until within tOrty-five 
years were confinetl to aj^riculture antl the supply of local needs. In 
lHo7, 10-'^, 000 pairs of shoes were made \ alued at $41,200; se\enl\ -rt\ e 
males and the same nund>er of females were emploNcd in their produc- 
tion. There were two tanneries, employing' se\en hands ; two manu- 
factories of chairs and cahinet ware, emplovins; four hands ; 7,500 straw- 
bonnets were manufactured. \ alued at S1<».S.')(). 

"In isl."), 182 persons were employed in makinj^ straw braid and 
bonnets; :]'is men and women manufactured (524 pairs of boots and 
302,72.') pairs of shoes \'alued at S'.»2.'J.")2. Ten \ears later in 1S;')."». 
1 03, ")()() pairs of boots and 1 .'.•7 1 ,.")0() pairs of shoes were made b\' '.Hilt 
male and '.173 female hands, the \alue of the product bein^^- $1 .1.")(;.'.I7."). 
In l'S()0. 2,000 men and 700 women were emplo\etl in thi'- industr\', and 
$2,000,000 were realized on sales. " 

At the present day (>,000 pairs per da\ of boots and shoes are 
turned out from the J. A. Frye factorw In connection with the manu- 
factiu'e of shoes he has introduced a ciu^ryini;- department to furnish 
leather for his own and export trade, tlie capacity bein>j; 3 tons daily. 

The vS. 11. Iloxye .Shoe Co. turns out annualK' 2. .")00. 000 pairs of 
shoes. 

Rice & Ilutchins .Shoe Co. turn out 1 1.000 to 12,000 pairs of shoes 
daily. 

The important industry of cutting dies for slioes. harnesses, enyel- 
opes. ]:)aper collars, cuffs, etc.. was established in KKi.") b\ Mr. S. K. 
Taylor who was succeeded 1>\ Fax lor i\: lilanchard. S. F. Dra])er, Ilol)l)s 
& Mellin, and the present manager. T. |. Iieainlrx who has an excellent 
reputation all o\er the United {States for skill in his line and a thorough 
ma-'ter in all that pertains to the manufacture of cutting dies. He has an 
extensix e patronage from the leading shoe manufacturers all o\er the 
United States. Canada, vSouth ^Vmerica. Germany and Australia, and is 
one <if the lar'-est die mamd'actiu'ers in the L'nited States. 



390 



The pro;j;rcss of modern ei\ ili/.ation lias introduced many innovations 
during- the past decade, and certainly none ha\e been more noted than 
tliose made in the manufacture of hoots and shoes. These inno\ations 
ai-e (Uie chielh to the makers of the lasts and patterns by which these are 
made. There is no concern dexoted to this line of industr\- that has done 
more to advance the stvle and comfort of footwear, by the intnuluction 
of neat fitting- lasts, than the Marlborouj^h Last Co. Tiiis Inisiness was 
started in iSliO bv Thomas Jackson who was succeeded by his son T. E, 
lackson and tlie present manau,ers. h^dward !>. Alorse and Oscar \V. 
(ilea^-on. The sale of output co\ers New En;j,land and Canada and is 
steadilv ^rowin^. 

As business methods acKance and are thorou^'hly perfected. s]:)ecial 
establishments are created to meet in the most satisfactory manner the 
demands along one line or another. An establishment which has lout;- 
lield a leadinj^ position here is that of the Howe Ltmiber Co. The busi- 
ness was started in isCiO and steacU- progress has been made up to the 
present time. 

The Elliott Ltunber Co. was established in ISS'.I, and now succeeded 
b\- the Powers Linnber Co., is an important factor in sui^jplying pine, 
white wo:)d, sprtice, hemlock, m juldinj,^. shingles, etc. 

Bemis Machine Co. are manufacturers of gasoline engines. 

Some of the leading marble and granite works in Ahirlborough are 
those of Da\ id Harris. Timothv Sulli\an and Eugene Ilackett. 

O. H. vSte\ens Manufacturing Co.. likewise Rice »S: Ilutchins manu- 
factin-e paper shoe boxes. 

The manufacture of fine cigars by C. E. Bliss was establislied in 
l'S70 and man\- thousand cigars are produced e\ ery month which have 
secured a wide celebrit\" for their excellence. 

.V prominent business established in iNlWi was that of steam engines, 
ele\ators and b(»ot and shoe machinerv. In l.SSl, Henry Parsons 
assumed sole control of the business, and as a thoroughly practical 
machinist, he made a name for his sjiecial machinery which extends all 
o\er the United vStates, England. Denmark. vSweden, Switzerland, Ger- 
main'. Russia and South America. The present firm is Hem-y Parsons & 
Son. 

I"ortv-tW() vears ago. the business (tf making boxes, jol> ]:)laning and 
sawing, knife grinding, etc.. was founded by Mr. Joseph Ahmning w ho 
was succeeded b\- Mr. Longle\ . father of the present proprietor. K. P. 
Eongle\-, who has perfect facilities for the business and also looks after 



39 1 

the machines of tlie hir<^e slioe factories. He turns out each niontli 
upwards of l."),U()0 lioxes. 

The leather exchange and manufacture of women's kip, whole and 
piecetl heels was founcknl in ISS] when Frank Billings disco\ered the 
needs of an agency to take care of remnants, surplus stock and supplies, 
and here manufacturers can purchase not only refuse leather but materials 
which can be used in their particidar lines. Today the plant is a promi- 
nent feature of Marlborough's commercial interests and goods are shipped 
all oAer the L'nited States and l^nuland. 



MAnraioitorciH Board of Tkadp:. 

For moiv than twenty }ears the merchants of ]\hirlborough have 
been organized for the purpose of promoting the public interest anil 
general wi'ltare of the city and in ad\ancing the prosperit\' of its mercan- 
tile and manufacturing interests. 

At no time during those twenty years has the Board of Trade been 
nn)re aggressixe in presenting and f(i>tering these interests than during the 
last three years, its large menil)ershi[) and splendid cor])s of othcers 
working harmoniousl\- for results along these lines. 

The otHcers are as follows: President, James P. Steele of the 
Marlborough Crrain Company : tir^t \'ice-President, Frank McKen/de, 
local manager of the Standard ( )il L'ompanx : second \'ice-President, 
Edgar W'eekv, Attorney-at-Law : third \'ice-President. John M. 
Carpenter, ot the clothing firm of John M. Carpenter tV: vSon ; Treasurer, 
Stillman R. ,Ste\ ens. Cashier of the People's National Pank : Secretary, 
Frank L. (iage, of the I'ndertaking firm of I'^-ank L. (iage <S: Son. 
These othcers w ith the following named persons constitute tiie Executiye 
Committee: Daxid W. Powers, coal dealer ; John P. Rowe, grocer; 
(ieorge Fred I^ond, pro\ ision dealer: Raoul II. Beaudreau, attorney- 
at-law : Charles .S. Daxis, sup.-rintendent (jf the Marlliorough b^lectric 
C<inipany. 



392 




393 

Tiiisri-.Ks OF Till-: Maui.kokoic;!! ITosimtal. 

l-:icctc(l In the Hdurd of Mayor aiul AldcniKn : John ). .Sliau^h- 
nessv. Louis P. II owe. Charles \i. l-^ai^er. 

Elected In the Incorporators: Dr. C. V. Warner. Dr. V. F. 
McCarthy. Dr. K. (i. Hoitt. Dr. \V. S. Richardson, Dr. J. A. D. 
Jacques. F. R. S. Mildon. I). II. Fletcher, j. F. IJradley, j. F. Cos- 
oro\e, Ilenrv Parsons, j. j. Mitchell. I). F. Lynch. F. L. ClaHin. 
Edgar Weeks, T. L Harris, Jauies F. P>i;j,elo\\ . Charles W. Curtis, 
Raoul II. Peaudreau. 



Pkoplk's Naiioxal Pank. 



Septeniher 2l'i. IST.S. in response to a call issued hy Da\ id \\ . 
Hitchcock. I%st|., who was the prime nio\ er in the matter, the first meet- 
in<4 of the suhscrihers to the cajMtal stock for a new National P>ank in 
Marlborough, Mass.. was held in Central Hail. Corey Plock, and vSamuel 
N. Aldrich was selected to go to Washington. D. C, to perfect arrange- 
ments for the organization of the l^aiik. 

October ;'.l, PSTS, in the vSelectmen's Room. Town Hall Pinlding, 
the articles of association were adopted and the name ''People's National 
Bank, Marlborough, Mass., " selected. 

First Board of Directors : vSamuel Po\(l. I)a\ id W. Hitchcock. S. 
Herbert Howe, Joseph i)ovd, Elbridge How e, John O'Connell, (ieorge 
X. Cate. vSamuel N. Aldrich, \\'inslow M.Warren. Loriman vS. Brigham, 
Stephen A. Howe I'd, .Samuel j. Shaw. Abel Howe. Timothy A. 
Coolidge, all of Marlborough. Mass.. and Josej^h .S. Bradley of 
Hudson, Mass. The i)oard of Directors organizetl by electing Elbridge 
Howe. President: .Samuel J. Shaw. Vice-President, and Stephen A. 
Howe -id. Clerk of the P>oard. 

December 1. bST.S, John L. .Stone was elected Cashier and the Iiank 
first opened for business in the oKl Tcjwii Hall luiilding. 'Shun street, on 
site of the ]:iresent Cit\ Hall. 

December 12. issl.the Bank mo\ ed across the street into new- 
quarters in Temple Block then just com])leted. 

Ai)ril -Ji;. ISSC, l)a\id W. Hitchcock was elected President to till 
the \acanc\ caused In Presitlent Howe's tleath and John O'Connell was 
elected \'ice-Presitlent . 

)anuar\ :'.. ISSS, this P)ank made application to the Lnited .States 



394 

Trcasurei- to 1>l' made a custodian of i^-overnnient funds and ever since tliis 
time it has lieen a desi;_;-nated United States Depositors 

June 'J. ISDl). the Iiank purcliased its present Iiankin^- site and fulv 
27. IS'.H, Noted to increase tlie capital stock from Sl()(».00l).()0 to Sl.'iD.- 
(lOO.Olt. 

November 11. is;):.', the Uank Hrst opened husine-s in new and 
Commodious quarters in their own IniildiniL;'. 1.S7 Main street. 

Present officers are: Walter P. Frve. President; Waldo H. Vd\\ 
X'ice-President : !~^tillman R, vSte\ens, Cashier. 

l>oard of Directors: S. Herbert Howe. Winslow M. Warren, 
Penjamm F. (Jreeley. Louis P. Howe. Walter P. Frve. Waldo P. Fa\-, 
Oren P. Walker. Charles F. Choate jr.. James W. McDonald. Michael 
Purke, John T. Purnett. K. Ir\ in^- Morse, bihn A. ( )"Connell and fames 
F. Biiixlow. 



Ar.\RLB0ROUGH Co-opp:rati\-e Bank. 

Incorporated Aj^ril IC, ISIM). 

Pei^an business Mav I'S'.M). 

Authorized capital, S 1 ,U()0,OUU.()(). 

President, Eu^-ene (). PriL^liam : Vice-President, Sumner P. Wil- 
lard : Secretary and Treasurer, Clifton P. Russell. 

Directors: E. E. Allen. M. J. Puckley. C. A. Cook, G. B. Cope- 
land. J. H. Gle:ison. W. H. Hill. ( ). E. Howe, H. Lemay. J. F. J. 
Otterson, C. F. Robinson, G. A. Stacy, C. H. vSte\ens. J. L. vStone. J. 
E. \\'arren. S. P. Wood. 

Attorney : Ed<^ar Weeks. 

Auditors : Alexantler Perry. C. F. ^Vhitnev, G. L. Ste\ens. 



NLVKLBOROUGH SavIXIJS BaXK. 

At a meeting of the members of the Marlborough Sa\ings P;mk 
Corporation, held at the office of Messrs. Bovd & Corev, on the lOth da\' 
of May, A. D. INiiO, the following n;mied persons were ]:)resent : 
Thomas Corey, Mark Fay. Le\ i l^igelow. Samuel Boyd and William 
Morse 2d. After organizing pro tem, it was voted to accept the incor- 
pcjrating charter. 



395 

The charter was datecl ^Vpril ;k1. ISC.O, signed h\ John A. (ioochvin, 
Speaker; Charles A. Phelps, PresideiU ; X. P. P)anks, Gtnernor. 

The Bank opened for deposits Fritla\-, jvine 22, liSliO, from 2 o'clock 
p. m., to ") o'clock p. ni.. and thereafter on each succeedini;' Eridav until 
further notice. 

The Hrst ollicers were as follows: President, vSaniuel Boyd; 
Vice-President. Jahe/. S. Witherlu-e ; Secretary. John M. l^\u-well; 
Treasurer, Mark Fa\-. Tlie present otHcers are : President, William D. 
Burdett : first \"ice-President, Benjamin F. Greeley: second \'ice- 
President, Winslow M. Warren: Treasurer, Charles F. Holyoke. 

The Bank opened for business in the second stor\- of the west end of 
Core\- Block, in what would now be the room directly o\er Mr. Arthur 
C. Lamson's hardware store. In PJO.") thev mo\ed to the new buildinj^, 
corner of Witherl)ee and Mechanic streets. 

The amount on deposit on October 1. I'.lO'.l. was $2,4:.')0,02C>.4] . 

The munlier of depositors on October 1, I'.tO'.l, was 8,(102. 

Assets April IC, P.»10, $2, 7:).s.2()(). :'.'.». 

I'lustees : William I). Burdett, vS. Herliert Howe, \\'inslow ]\I. 
Warren, fames T. Murpln. Benjamin F. (ireek'y, Oren P. Walker, 
\Valdo I?. Fav. Charles F. Holyoke, Charles W. Curtis. Walter P. Frye, 
Louis P. Howe, Walter B. ^h)rse. K. Irviiv^ Morse. Michael Burke, 
Charles Faxreau, William A. Allen. Charles B. Fa^er, Herbert AL 
Hazelton : Charles F. Robinson, Camillus T. Warner. 

Board of In\-estment : William I). Burdett, Benjamin F. (Jreeley, 
Walter P. Frye. Walter 15. Morse, Louis P. Howe. 

Boartl (jf Auditors: E. Ir\in;4 ^L)rse. Herl)ert NL Hazelton, 
Charles B. Eagx-r. 

The excellent liankin.^- facilities with which Marlborouc^h is equipped 
are superior. JutliciousK managed and in financial stability and integrity 
the Banks of ^Llrll)orough take first rank. The popularity and steady 
growth is due to its condition and to the character of tliose most ]-)romi- 
nentlv identified with the management. 

First Xatioxai. Bank of AL\kli}()k<)U(;ii. 

The history of the First National Bank of Marlborough dates Ixick 
to 18()o when ^[r. Mark Fay, a gentleman who had long had the liest 
interests of Marlborough at heart, called about him some of tlie leading 
citizens and a charter \yas applied for. This was granted August 30, 
1863, to run for nineteen years. 



396 



Mr. Mark Va\ was elected its first President and Mr. K. C. Whitiiev 
trom the Lancaster National Hank, Cashier. 

The first Directors were: Mark Vav. William (Jihhon, Samuel 
Bo\{l. Jose])h I)()\(l, vSi(lne\' (i. Fa\, William Morse 2(1, John M. 
Whitoii. h^rasius S. Woods. (ieor>4e K. Woods. 

The otHce of the Bank was Hrst in Corev block. In Mav I'SliT, 
^hlrk Fav offered to the National l)ank and vSa\ in^■s IJank to Iniild a 
brick bank buildin;,;' costing;' >.').()()() and ;4i\e the use of it free of cost so 
lont;' as both or either should occup\ it. The offer was accepted, the 
buildin;.;- erected and the l>ank took jiossession of it at the be<;inniii<;" of 
the new year ISCS. June ;!(». ISTC), Mark l'^i\ died a^'ed .s;',, and William 
(iibbon was elected President. 

The capital stock of the Pank was fixed at $.')(), (Mlit. 0(1. This was 
increased January 1. bSC], to S 1(10,000. 00 and still later to $200,000.00. 

Fnder the skilful mananement of the directors, the sm^plus in 
18<S2, at the expiration of the charter, amounted to SIOO.000.00. antl 
Cono^ress, ha\ ini;" dela\ed action lookin;^- to anv renewal of the same, the 
old bank was wound up and a new bank orL;ani/ed on Sejitember 1, 
bss2, with $;)0ll.000.00 capital, and no surplus, with Samuel Poyd as 
i*resident. and l'\ L. ClaHin, formerU in the Xewlon National Pank, as 
Cashier. 

At a later date, the I'nited .States ha\ ini^ p:ud off its bonds extended 
at three j^er cent., of which the bank held a lari;e amount, it was xoted 
to reduce the capital to 5 1 .")(), 000. 00. This was accordin^K done and 
the statement published September 1, I'.MI'.t, shows this amount as capital, 
the officers beint;- : Walter P. Morse. President : Chailes W. Curtis, 
\"ice-President : I\ L. ClaHin. Cashier: W. I. Morse. Assistant Cashier. 

Directors: Charles W. L'urtis. Louis P. Howe. Charles F. Robin- 
son, Joseph V. CosL;ro\ e. Walter P. Morse, William A. Allen, l.dward 
IL ICllis. William 1 L Dow ne\ , J. J. vShauL;hness\ . Camillus T. Warner. 



397 



THE 250th ANNIVERSARY. 



Thr CL'lfliratiiui of thr 2.')nih aiini\ ersarv of Marlhorou^h had Ik-cii 
iiiulfr CI iiisidcratioii for several \cars in an uiiotlicial \va\' prc'\ iou^ to 
I'JIO, althoui;'h no deHnitc action was taken until Januar\- of that \ear. 
Diirin<i; i;)0(), the matter was discussed In the l>oard of jMavorand Alder- 
men, and an ortler was introtluced pro\iiliny" for an appropriation \earh' 
until r.llO. so that a sullicient sum could he accumulated to defra\- the 
expenses of a celebration wortin of the occasion. After thoroughly 
considering' the matter anil expressing;- opinions in faxor of properh" 
obser\in;4 the e\ ent in a public manner, it was deemed ad\ isahle not to 
appropriate that \ear, 

()ur hea\iest ta\pa\ers and the public nenerallv expected that when 
the time was ripe, action would be taken, and in this the\- were not mis- 
taken. The successful and creditable celebration of the 2<)(jth annix ersar\- 
in June l.s<>(), was rememberetl by many of our older residents as an 
e\'ent of some maij;nitude and con^iderable im]:)ortance which attracted at 
that time u'uch faxorable attention to the town throu;j,h()Ut Xew I-ng- 
land. \\ hile our older people remendiered, our yount;-er generation reati 
about it, and the sentiment thus cr\stalized, faxorin^- a celebration on a 
broader a.nd i^rander scale was just what was needed to insure the success 
that has crowned the efforts of the TJIO Committee. 

^\lthoui;h there \\as more or less ]:)reliminar\ discussion prexious to 
r.tlO, it was not until Ianuar\' of that \ear that decidetl antl definite action 
was taken. The following- order was atlo]:)ted : : 

Ix IJoAiu) ()i< Mayor axo Ai.dekmex. 

]\1aiu.I!oi{oi'(;h, Mass., Januarx' 17. I'.MO. 
Whereas, the year I'.IK) will be the l^■)Oth annnersary of the incor- 
poration of Marlborou;j,h, and beliex Iul;- that this important excnt shouUl 
lie tittinL;i\ obserxed by a public celebration in which all oiu' o\yn people, 
as well as the people of the siu'roimdinL;- towns and cities can partici- 
pate : it is hereby 

Ordci-cd : That the 2.')()th annixersary of the incorporation of 



M:irll>(ir()U!4h l)r (il),scr\ cd li\ ;i pulilic cc-lcliratioii. nnd that a committL-e 
C()^^isti^^■ of the Ma\ or. l\\ <> Aldrrnicn. the Prrsidi'iU ol tlic- Coiumon 
C'ouiicil and two Councilmcii lie ap]:)i)iiilL'd to tOnnulatc plaii^ and make 
an\ rfCDninK'iidatioiis that ina\ lie nccessarN' rclatiiv^ ti> the same. 
Adopted. Attest: P. !>. MrKi'in'. Clerk. 

In Common CounciK Ian. 21. I'.tlO. 
Adopted in concurrence. 

Attest: L. F. Pltxam. Clerk. 

Approved ):in. 24. lUlO. 

JoHX J. Sii.\t'(;iixp:ssv, jNIaxor. 

The amount \ oted bv the Cit\ Council to expend was Si.OOO. In 
addition to this, shout $2,i<l() was raised by subscription. 



At a later meeting;- the full Cit\ Council was added to the committee 
and ;m l-2xecuti\e Board was appointed with Mayor John J. ,Shau^-]inessy 
Chairman, and J. J. O'Connor, Clerk. This Board was authorized to 
appoint sub-committees and the follo\\in;4 is the full list as selected: 

HONORARY' COMMITTEE. 



lion. S. Herbert Howe 
Hon. Wtn. N. Davenport 
lion. Eugene G. Hoitt 
lion. Walter B. Morse 
Hon. F. R. S. Mildon 
Hon. Henry Parsons 
Hon. Edward F. Brown 
Charles W. Curtis 
Joseph F. Cosgrove 
Louis P. Howe 
David W. Powers 
Winslow M. \^'ar^en 
Evangelist Beaudrcau 
John J. Downe\' 
James F. Bigelow 
Silvester Bucklin 
Thomas Campbell 
Patrick O'Donnell 
lohn P. Brown 
Chark's Fa\ reau 
Hon. John J. Mitchell 
James T. Murphy 



lohn A. Fr\e 
Dr. E. II. EUis 
T. P. llurlev 
Ambrose \'igeant 
John S. Fay 
Martin II. Collins 
John Dalton 
L. II. Tourtelotte 
M. ]?urke 
William I). Doyle 
Dr. W. S. Richardson 
(jcorge E. Crocker 
William II. Kellchcr 
John L. Stone 
Michael (^uirk 
F. L. Clallin 
Placide Beaudreau 
Frank S. Rock 
Charles F. Holvoke 
Frederic Lesiem^ 
Dennis Mahone\' 
Amadee Beaiu-eifard 



John P. Rowe 
Joseph Phaneut 
Hon. II. C Hunter 
D. F. O'Connell 
Fred II. Morse 
Charles E. Hayes 
John K. Hayes 
John II. Parker 
Charles W. Spearel 
Walter .Searles 
Albert J. Adams 
Moise Sasville 
George Balcom 
Winslow B. 1 lowe 
lohn .M. Carpenter 
William .V. Allen 
George L. Stevens 
John Treacy 
Clarence E. Brigham 
J. E. J. Otterson 
John E. Byrne 
b Farlev Bo\nton 



IaI-hi- NW'cks John II. I'lanaL^an Rc\ . A. ][. Wlicclock 

|i)lin ]-;. Donahue Dr. T. I-'. Mc artliy A. L. IJcaiu-haiiin 

I'rank 15illino-^ Dr. J. T. liucklcv William D. Mrl'licrson 

F. \V. Rilcv |. \V. O-Connor Cliark's W. McCirL-or 

Dr. R. (). e'lark D. W. Lo>-i-<,\c Michael K^an 

r>ciiianiiii V. (Jrccley Dr. e'. L. Cutler. |i-. Patiiek Wall 

Capt. Thos. K. Jaekson Patrick ()'(iraiiy Callahan McCarthv 

Joseph K. Warren Fred B. Morse Joseph W. IJarnes 

Simon (ii'enon James Carney Eugene Moore 

\'>f. S. P. WiUard Cornelius Flyun J. P. Wood 

Joseph E. (iranyer Ralph W. Allison Theodore Temple 

J. \'. Jackman Fred .\. Wheeler Ashle\- Brisiham 

I. Porter Morse Thomas Burke lohn Collins 

Dr. C. A. E,--an .\!ex Patoel lleman S. Fav 

James II. Mahoney Fred .\. Bou\ier M. II. R\an 

Thomas I-\ Williams Re\ . Thos. B. Lowney Winlield Temple 

J. .\ndre\v Lacouture Rev. Wm. II. Finnick Dr. lames F. Spencer 

John E. Kellev Rev. Alfred J. McDonald Dr. J. .\. D. |acc|ues 

Frank (iausin Rev. J. C. Caisse Dr. |. T. Moriartv 

Ahel Howe Rev. M. R. Foshay Thomas Baker, 8r. 

llany E. Bri^ham Rev. J. W. Fulton Joseph X. Boule 

T.J. Flana,i;an Rev. E. F. llayward Cornelius Rattertv 

Rohert W. IVwd Rev. Nellie Mann Opiiale Edwin L. Perrv 

Ilemy F. Werner Rev. Geo. S. Pine Le\ i W. Baker 

Wm. II. Brii^ham Rev. J. II. Rohichaud Matt hew ( )'I lalloran 

Re\-. S. K. Smith 

EXECLTINE COMMITTEE. 

John J. ShauLjhnessy, Chairman. J. |. O'Connoi-. Secretai-v. 

h'rank W. Banister (jeo. J. (ii^nac fames P. Steele 

James F. Mahoney (ieo. L. Bii^elow .Vrthur C. Lamson 

Willard A. Walker Charles W. Cui'tis (ieo. ]. McManamv 
John P. Rowe 

COMMrrTEE ox FIXAXCE. 

John J. Shau<;hnessy (ieo. L. I)ineIo\v Charles F. McL'arth\- 

Frank W. Home Charles I'\ Rohinson John ]. Downe\ 

James F. Mahoney Charles F. Ilolyoke E. L. Bi^elow 

Geo. G. (ii^nac F. L. Clatlin (ieor<4e II. Boule 

James M. Hurley StiUman R. Ste\ens Joseph l'\ Cos<>ro\e 

Gardner H. Carpenter C. 15. Russell John A. Cratt\ 

COMMrrTEE ON GO\ERXOR AXD IXMTED GL ESTS. 

John J. Shauiihnessy Hon. F, R. S. Million John A. O'Connell 

Hon. Henry Parsons Hon. Edward F. Brown Chark^s W. Curtis 

Hon. S. H. Howe Hon. Jas. W. McDonald D. W. Cosorove 

Hon. Wm. X. Davenport Charles F. McCarthx Chaiies Fa\ leau 

Hon. E. G. Iloitt John A. Frye John B. J)utault 

Hon. Walter B. Morse Michael Burke 



400 

COMMITTEK (^N SUNDAY OHSERWWCE 

Rov. Thomas B. Lowncv Rev, Miltord R. Koshay Ro\ . (Joo. S. I'iiK- 

Rev. William II.Finnick Rl\. J. W. Fulton, Rl\ . ). K. Robithaiul 

Rev. Alfred J. McDonald Rev. Edward F. llayward Re\ . S. K. Smith 

Rev. 1. C. Caisse I<e\ . Nellie Mann Opdalc Re\ . A. 11. Whceloek 

COMMITTEE ON IN\ ITATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT 

Cjeor^e L. StevL-ns. Chairman John Dalton. Seerftar_\- 

lames F. Bigelow Plaeitie IJeaudieau Eiiwin L. ]I>\vc 

loscph F. CoM^rove John !'• MeGee John E. Donahue 

"\Vin^lo\v M. Warren John L. Stone Charles F. Robinson 

Louis P. Howe lohn S. Fay Dr. Wm. S. Richardson 

Da\id W. Powers Charles Favreau Charles (i. Whitman 

Edwanl L. Biijelow Charles W. Xouise Charles B. Eager 

Waltei P. Fr\e Joseph Phaneut NValter L. Allen 

Thos. P. llurlev Charles K. Hayes Chas. F. Sullivan 

Thos. F. Williams Carl Doucette Harry S. Cann. 

Frederick Lesieur 

RECEPTION COMMITTEE 

Charles F. MeCarthv. Chairman Mary .\. Murphy. Secretary 

lames F. .Mahonev O. O. Duhamel Walter P. Frye 

Daniel F. O'Connor Hon. J. W. McDonald Edward S. Murphy 

Frank W. lianister William H. Osgood John L. Stone 

C\prien Martin Louis X. Richer Herbert W. Anjrier 

Willard A. Walker Charles F. Robinson J. Henry (ileason 

Frank W. Home John F.Mitchell Dr. i:. W. P>radley 

Daniel | Crorii'-. (iodtrey BrouiUette Thomas M. Dacey 

(iiu-dnei H. Carpenter T.J. Harris 1 1. Wi Uiam Estabrook 

Carl E. Walker Charles H. Andrews Amedee Beauregard 

lames M. Hurlev Thomas .V. (iiblin (jcorge A. Stacy 

)ohn F. Mar.nion I'.lmer D. Howe Harr\ J. Pratt 

lohii B. Archamheault James O. Bailey John .\. O'Connell 

(ieorge G. Gignac William 11. Mmphy Charles A. Cook 

.\lfred G. Boudreau Louis Early Julian P. Wood 

Frank II. Fortier D. Howard Fletcher Joseph II. lloude 

George L. Bigelow F. Howard Brown Harry A. Barnard 

Samuel L. Churchill O. A. Morton John J. Cassidy 

Edwin W. Ladd John E. Savage Louis F. Putnam 

Sanuiel H. Thompson Edward E. Allen John P. Rowe 

II. Weslev Holyoke Edward L. Bigelow George A. Morrison 

William D. Lee Lawrence E. Kirby John W. Keane 

Hon. II. C. Hunter Rev. George S. Pine William .\. I5erry 

Charles S. Thomson William D. Burdetl (ieorge R. S. Lippard 

P. B. Murphv Louis P. Howe Joseph Beaudreau Jd 



401 



Andrew Lacoul nrc 
C\'pricn Sinioncau 
Fred A. Kstc 
Dr. R. I-:. Stcxcns 
Dr. C. L. Cutler jr. 
Dr. Win. II. Rirhard-on 
Dr T. I'. McCarthy 
Dr. D. M. ()"e-()nncll 
Dr. I-:. (,. llciitt 
Dr. J. J. KcUcy 
Dr. ja^R■^ '1'. IJucklcv 
Dr. C. W. Smith 
Dr. )<)->L-|')h Kcilfcai'n 
Dr. luhvard II. Klli- 
Dr. Ilattic E. L'hahncr.s 
Dr. K. J. Therrin 
Dr. J. A. D. Jacques 
Dr. A. R. Roy 
Dr. S. 1'. WiUard 
Dr. F. A. Lcland 
Dr. T. \V. Mc(,ce 
Di-. Janics T. M()riart\- 
Dr. James V. Spencer 
Dr. j. T. Xeary 
Dr. R. (). Clark 
Dr. William T. Dean 
Dr. Xapoleon (joulet 
Dr. F. K. Stevens 
Dr. Carroll .\. lyoan 
Raoul 1 1. IJeautireau 
Frank P. O'Donnell 
Ed-ar Weeks 
Winfiekl Temple 
Jusejih .\. McGee 
1 leman S. Fa\ 
\\"illiam M. Bri^ham 
James P. Collins 
Thoma- II. O'llalloran 
(ieorii^e W. Moiiis 
Mary .\. Camjihell 
George F. Pv ne 
Daniel f. Keiines' 



T. J. Reardon 
Harriet .\. Ru--,i^- 
.\rthur II. Readc 
Helen M. Dunn 
Clara 15. Johnson 
Anna \\ Rogers 
(jrat'e D. (iallup 
Minnie M. L'o\ ne 
Mar\ 1':. O'llalloran 
Margaret ]. Prowii 
(iraee Dalton 
1. \ . lackman 
Mary .\. Kaler 
Mary E. Lyons 
Lucv' T. Ihewin 
Xellie C. Mo\ ni han 
.Vgne^ E. McCarthy 
Mar\ L. Cavanaugh 
Minnie .\. Ca\anaugh 
Theresa McCtcc 
L. Alice OXirady 
Alice I'". Springer 
Maiuie Mo\nihan 
IClena I>. Ca\anaugh 
Cecile LeDrun 
|ohn J. Salmon 
Katherine .V. l>\rne 
Ethel E. Proctor 
Elizabeth I Iurle\ 
Margaret F. Ilackett 
.Vnn F. Wall 
Lillian 1'". Curtis 
.Mice M. Morse 
Katherine I"2.Shaughiiess\ 
.\nnie ). Wilder 
Mary E. Cahill 
.\nnie V. Witherhee 
Maude (i. lygan 
Frances E. Mulh(dland 
Henrietta (jately 
Catherine E. McCarthy 
.\nna .\ Wy^lc 
Mar\ G. Fhnn 
Bessie D. Freeman 



Margaret E. O'Brien 
Elizaheth 1). Donahue 
Mary .\. Moriart\ 
Sarah E. Cotting 
Elizabeth .V. Dace\- 
Mary E. O'Callahan 
Mar\ 1-". Sheehan 
Lillian E. Holden 
Evelyn F. Hall 
Royal R. (;iles 
Mar\ I'". Murphv 
E\a M. Smith 
Fannie A. (jleason 
Orivsa W. (ileason 
lennie A. (j^iiirk 
Lillian (,. Pratt 
.Mice L. Wall 
Nora D. Dee 
I lattie I-^. Brigham 
Ellen Dorsey 
Anna W. Packard 
Mar\- .\. Murph\- 
.Mice B. Clancy 
.\nnie K. Campbell 
Minnie K. (iahin 
I^Teanor N. Irving 
Xellie .\. Gannon 
Katherine .\. Do\ le 
Elsie L. P.all 
Kattrinka Fessman 
1. .\. Millington 
W. E. Ciitlord 
C. 1 1. Parsons 
P. S. Rideout 
Alma SasviUe 
Marie Desroches 
lohn II. Baker 
Rosalba Harper 
.\nnie Flaherty 
Pearl Parker 
M. \\"ysanski 
l>lanche Poitras 
Clarice Noel 



Cy pricn Martin 
WiUard .\. Walker 



COMMITTEE OX RFLES 



James M. Hurle\' 
Frank I I. l-"ortier 



Samviel H. Thompson 



402 
'L'liAiK.Mi'.x ()!■ C()MMrrri:i;s — M.\i;Lr.<)i:()r(;irs 2.')(ii ii .\\\i\'i:i;sai;' 




\Mi s P. Stkelk 



L"h;iinii:tn Comiiiittee on 
Floats 




(_'h;iir;n;in Coniinittcc on 
Sports 



I. A. Lacoi riK !•; 

Cliaii-nian Conmn'ttce on 

I)t.'coration>- 




\Mi s l". J. Otterson 
L'liairnian Committee on Auti 
mobiles and Carriaijes 



Dr. R. !-:. Sti-.vkns 

Chairman Committee on 

Aeeiileiit- and Emergencies 




(). A. Morton 
Chairman Committee on 
Children's Entertainment 



4«3 

Ciiaii;mi:\ oi- d).M.MiTJi:i:s — Maumiouoicmi's 2.')()ru A\m\kksai;v 




Cn.\Rl.l:^ 1-". MeC AK'l IIV 

Chairman Reception 

Conmiittec 





(iK()R(,K S. I'akkkr 

L'liairnian L'l mini it tec on 

(,. A. R. 



J. A. MlLI.INC ION 

Chairman Committee on 
Mnsic 




Geoi'.i.i !-. r->rK\KNs 

Chairman Connnittee on 

In\ itation> 



J. J. O'Connor 

Secretarx' ot (jeneral 
Committee 



A. F. Barnard 

Chairman Committee f)n 
l-'irework^ 



404 

C(3MM1TTEH ()\ rXlFORMHI) IJODIKS AM) ()R(,.\MZ ATIOXS 

C:ipt. F. (7. Tax lor. Chainiiaii L"liarlcs II. Aiulrcw^. Sorretar\ 

(jcor^cS. Parker Ixlw aril T. Sinioncau !'. liowanl IJrown 

CliarK-- 1". M(.-Cartliv '1'. 11. Nedreau William M. Lconai'ii 

W'illiaiii M. I>riL;liaiii janies F. Mahoncy I'lank 1". KcUcIkt 

Alc\ 'rhisierye Fred A. Moore loliii l-"l\ iin 



COMMI'l TFF ON l'R()(,RAM 

l*"rank W. ISani^tei-. Chainnan (jci)ri;c L. l!ii;\-lo\\. Scci'ctar\ 

Janice F. Mahonev Charles F. McCarthy John II. Williams 

CTOor^■c G. Gignac John P. Rowc. P. I'>. Mur;ih\ 

Charles W. Curtis James P. Steele John ]. L\ neh 

COMMrrTFF ()\ MKRCAXIILF FLOATS 

James P. Steele. Cliairman. I'rank L. (iage. Seeretar\' 

J. M. Carpenter .\ithur C. Lanison i;. I. Mor^-e 

Frank McKenzie ,\le\ Patoel Anuilee IJeauregard 

John P. Rowe F. F. Houghton Mareus M. l>ro\vne 

l)a\id W Powers William 11. Howney Martin 1-". Malia 

(ieorge 1". Bond William A. Allen J. I. Aldrieh 

George R. Hall 

COMMFl TFF ON HISTORK AL PAGFANI" 



Jo--eph Heauilreau 2d 
(i. Otis .Vdanis 
C. S. riiomson 
F. A. McCiill 
Caleh 11 dhrook 
John A. Cratty 
James H. Lyons 
Ann'e Rougeau 
I". Ir\ ing Morse 
l-'red Hertrand 
Ai-mas I-'. Honin 
Fretl II. Nforse 
lohn F. Hradlev 



Elmer 1). I lowe. Cliaii-man. 

James O. Bailey 

Carroll A. Fgan 

William II. Murphy 

Louis l<"ai-le\- 

1). Howard Fletcher 

F. I loward Brown 

Mrs. I). IL Fletcher 

Miss Anna 1 1\ ile 

Miss Lutlixine Durand 

.Mrs. Fred H. Fay 

John VI. Sa\age 

Miss losephiiie O'Briiii 

Mrs. Ida Bonville 

.Mi-s. Chailes C. Ilait 



O. A. Morton. Secretary 

Mrs. |-"i-ank W'. .Sawin 
Mrs. Annie Cliffonl 

y Mrs. l-'red A. Trull 

Mrs. lulward Butler 
Mi-s. e'. L. Cut lei- Ji-. 
Mrs. J. F. J. Ottersoi 
Mrs. ICtta McNally 
Mrs. (ieorge L. .Stexer 
William A. Springer 
L. F. Kirhy 
F. W'. Sawin 
William I). Doyle 
W. F. CoUette 



P. 15. Murphy 
C. \\ McCarthx 



COM.MI ITFE ON PRESS 

E. S. Murpliy 

F. II. Pope 
Lawrence 'I'hxne 



A. L. BL'auchamp 
William I). McPher: 



405 

COMMITTKE OX 'J'RAXSPORTA'riON 

Dax id W. Powers. LMiainnaii 
Daniel j. L'ronin Tlionias J. Fitzgerald luiwin C. Whitnev 

Eugene (). liriohani Walter 15. Morse, lohn Flahertx 

John l-\ Mannion John II. Parker Charles I). Ladd 

.\rthui- N. I'avne A. |. Adanrs 

LOMMITTEK ON PRlXTINti, A1)\I':R1MSIX(, AND I'.ADGKS 

1'. W. Iloi-ne. Ciiairnian. Peter I>. Murph\ . Secretary. 

Cvprien Martin Charles S. Thomson F. B. Estahrook 

(iardner 11. Carpenter William 11. Os-^ootl Daniel F. Lynch 

Samuel 11. Thompson J. \incenl Lyons (Tcoroe E. Greeley 

John F. Mannion Freii W. Pratt M. M. Multer 

lohn \'. ( )"I>rien 

COMMITTEE OX MLSIC 

J. A. Millin^ton. L'hairman. Lonis A. Collins. Secretary 

Harry E. IJri^ham Frank G. Xewell Samuel II. Thompson 

T. J. Flanagan William H. Brigham II. Wesley Ilolyoke 

Robert W. Bird F. W. Riley Leo Monte 

•George Woods Arthur J. Crotty James II. Warner 

E. W. Ladd 

COMMITTEE OX G. A. R. 

George S. Parker, Chairman. 
Eugene Moore Lafayette Stickney Charles Atiams 

Charles F. Robinson William A .Springer Wilbur l''iske 

Walter S. (ioss Charles Warren George Spotlord 

George Balcom L. P. Parker 

COMMITTEE OX FIREMEX'S EXERCISES 

Charles II. Andrews. Chairman. William .V. Berr\', Secretar\- 

•George A. Stacy II. Wesley Ilolyoke Tiiomas K. Campbell 

Frank W. Banister Carl E. Walker John W. Keane 

Daniel F. ()"Connor, J. Henry (jleason Frank S.Rock 

Frank II. Fortier John F. B\-rne Thomas IJurke 

COMMFFTEE (JX FIREWORKS 
A. F. Barnard, Chairman. John ]. Brecken, Secretary. 

John J. llanley f^eorge F. (iallagher Russell A. Armstrong 

Michael .\. Santella Daniel Santora F. A. Clough 

Joseph A. Ijoinier Thomas II. Fahey 



4o6 



COMMITTKK ON dAMKS AND SPORTS 

Frank S. Rock. Chairman. Dr. (ioorgo J. Dclanuv. Sc rrctarv. 

Iloniv W. Kai;\r Jci-cph N. L"Kvcqne Walter K. Scarlc- 

!•'. W. Lcar\ 'rclo>phi>rc Sas\ i lie DcnniN K. O'HriLMi 

Daniel F. Buckley Hector Lacerte Dennis S. llurlev 

Dr. E. W. Bradley George II. Spalding Joseph J. Hart 

lames 11. King E. P. Longley Ernest L. Faunce 

COMMirrFK ON DKCOR.VriONS 

). A. Lacouture. L'hairman. Jame-' 11. White. Secretary. 

I'red Mooie Harry Briilge William (i. Houtireaii 

Lawience F. Kirhy Ralph B. Barker Arthur N. l-'orlnish 

James (iolden Cyprien Martin E. C Minehan 

Joseph Lapierre William D. Lee Phil J. ]>urke _ 

Alex Patoel 

COMMiri'FF ON ILLFMINATIONS 

Iame> F. Mahone\ Chaiinian. Sanuiel L. Churchill. Secretary. 

Frank W. Home Frank 11. l-'oi'tier (jeorge A. Stacy 

(jeorge (i. (jignac C. S. Davis James F. Sullivan 

M. J. r..ickley Arthur A Home 1 1. W. .\ngier 

Arthur Rougeau 

C(JMM1TTEE ON SAFL'TES .\Ni) RINGING OF 15ELLS 

George A. Stacv. Chairman, 

l^ugene Moore George I. King Hem"\ R. Shute 

John S. Fay Patrick McKernan (jeorge Balcom 

lulward .\. Brown Wi Ifred Tremhlev John I>. King. 

COMMITTEE ON HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS AND LOCALITHiS 

George N\'. Hager, Chairman. 
Miss Julia P. Bnghani E. L. Bigelow Miss E. W. Witherhee 

Charles E. Stevens Mrs. J. W. Giles Levi W. Baker 

Mrs. E. L. Bigelow Mrs. Mary A. Osgood Mrs. Fred II. Fay 

J. W. (iiles Miss Harriet A. Rugg Mrs. J. \'. Jackman 

Mrs. Fred A. Wheeler Mrs. Mary II. Richardson Mrs. F. L. Manning 

CO.M>HTTEE ON" Al TOMOlilLES AND CARRIACiES 

J. F. }. ()tterson. Chairman. 
Frank Billings Henry H. Carter Walter D. Lepper 

O. D. Wheeler E. W. McN'icar F. S. Dewey Jr. 

J. Frank Carney A. J. .\tlams George E. Uemis 

William .V. Coleman William V. Doak 



4o: 



COMMITTEE OX pri\iij-:{;es. luxrriis. siwnds. tents 

AM) telephones 



Daniel F. O'Connor. Chairman. 



Wcsle\ I>. 1 luniphrcvs, Sccrctarv 



P'rank W. P>ani>ter 
F. W. Home 
(jeorn'e O. (lii^nae 
John 1>. Arehaniheault 
(jarilner 1 1. Carpenter 
|ohn V. Mannion 



(ieor<,'-e R. Buttertielci 
Joseph E. Warren 
T. P. llurlev 
Fretil. I>ennett 
llarry Ta\ lor 
Ilenrx O. White 



Charles McCJee 
Daniel \\. Cousins 
llerhert F. Cook 
John J. Ratterty 
V>. W. Johnson 
John P. Hanv 



COMNHTTEE ON ACCIDENTS. EMER(;ENCIES AND CON\ENIENCES 



Dr. R. E. Stevens 
Joseph 1 1. 1 loude 
I larry .\. Barnarti 
John J. Cassidy 



Dr. C. T. Warner 
William II. Hill 
(Jcovgc R. Hall 
Huo-h F. Bvrne 



,\rthur \'\ Meanor 
Eugene Closson 
A. J. Adams 



COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT 

O. A. Morton. Chairman. Miss Anna .\. Ilvde, Secretary, 

(ieorge W. Mori'is Mr.. Fiank W. Sawin Mrs. D. H. Fletcher 

J. \'. Jackman Mrs. .\nnie Clittorti Mrs. Etta McNalh 

Royal R. (Jiles Miss Josephine O'Brien Mrs. C. L. Cutler |r. 

John J. Salmon Mrs. Ida Bon\ille Miss Ludivine Durand 

Joseph A. Milliui^ton Mrs. Fred A. Trull Mrs. |. F. f. Otterson 

William H. Loughlin Mrs. Fred H. Fay .Mar\- K. O'ilalloran 
Mrs. Charles C. Hart Mrs. Edward Butler 



Below will he toiiiul some correspondence, tooetlier with a clippiii*^ 
from a Ahirllioroiii^h, h^noland. paper, which is \vorth\ of preser\ation 
in this \()kinie as showiiiLi,' the wide-spread interest that our cele])ration 
aroused on hoth sides of the water: 



From the Prk.sidext. 

The White House, Washinoton. Junt- •'., I'.IK), 
J/r /Jt-ar Sir: 

Vour fa\()r (;f the 1th of Jime has heen received, aiul in the 



4o8 

Pre>i(k-nt's lifluilt I hc\x to thank \'n\ lor your imitation to 
attend the •_'.')Oth annixersarx of the tounih'iiL; of Marlhorouj^h. 
He rc\i;rcts that his (.•ivj.a-enicnts arc micIi that it is ini]:)()ssiML' for 
him to accept. lie ;j,reatly a]:)preciates your kindly attention 
to his aunt. Miss Torrex . I^e^rettin^- tliat 1 am unahk- to j^ix e 
\-ou a faxorahk' response. I am 

^'ours trulx', 

Cii\i;i.i;s D. XoiiroN. 
Secretarx' to tlie I'resick-nt. 
Ih,n John I. Shau;j,hnessx . ^hlyor of Nkirlhoroui^h. Akiss. 

FiioM Miss T()i:i:k\'. 

Millhmy. June .s, 11110. 
,1//-. Jolni J. Shaiio/iiicssy : 

Mv Dear .Sir : I receixed a k'tter from the Presick-nt in 
response to one I xxrote him. and he says lie has so many 
onoai^ements duriuL;- June, and one constant en;j,a;j,ement xxith 
Con'Tress, that it xxill he impossil)le for him to he in Nhirlho- 
rouj^h on the kkh. He thinks the celehration xx ill he of ureat 
interest and hopes I can u'o. If I am in j^ootl health and the 
\xeather is faxorahle. I shall try to yix e myself the pleasure of 
attendinjj; the exercises. Thankinjj,- you for the imitation. I 
remain, 

Cordiallx xours. 

Delia C TourvEV. 



Ceii'I'INc; Fi: ).m tiiI': M Ai;i.i:()i!(>r(,ii 'riMi:s. ICncland. 

''From Mar'd)orou;j;h. V . S. A., an Interestinn' Inxitatioii. 
"The follo\xin^■ interesting:,- letter, addressed to -the L'hairman of the 
Local Board, Marlhorouuh. " had. after some delax . reached the hands of 
the Mayor : 

"L'itx of Marlhoroui;'h, 
( )lfice of the Mayor. 
Marlhorou-h. Mass.. V . ^. A. May 1. kMO. 
'-' /loi/orcJ Sir — In the year ICCO. Marlhorou-h. Massachu- 
setts, l\ S. A., xxas incoi-porated as a town, and many of the 
ori'^-inal settlers came from Marlhorouj^h. I'2n;4land. and their 
home ties xxere so dear to them that tliex named their nexx home 
Alarlhorou^h. and the place has hecn knoxxn hx that name ex er 



409 

since. It is now a flourivhin^ cit\ of altout Ki.UOH people, 
and is located abotit 2'S miles west of Ijostoii, as \()U \\ ill notice 
on the back of the en\elope. 

"The 2.'»(Hh anni\ersar\ ot our cit\' will he ohser\e<l on Mon- 
(la\. June loth. I'.tlO. antl the President of the I'nited States, 
the (joxernor of the vState, and many other notables will be 
present to celel)rate the tpiarter millenary. And, reco^-nizing- 
the ties of Nour ancient town, I ha\e the honor, and I take o'reat 
pleasure in extending;- to you the freetlom of our citv durin;^- the 
e\ent, and in\ itinu; \()urself and lad\- to Ite quests of the cit\- on 
that occasion. 

''•I lopiivj; that \nu \\ill faxor us with xour presence, I am 

^()urs truK', 

John J. SlIAl'GHNKSSV, 
Maxor, Marlborough, Massachusetts, L\ .S, ^V. " 

'•On the envelope containin^^ the communication w as a rail\\a\ map 
showini;' the routes b\- which the cit\' could be reached, as well as the 
follow"in<^", amon^- other, letterpress: • ( )ne of the great shoe cities of 
the world. ' • A cit\ that is set on a hill cannot lie hick' Marl- 

borough, like Rome, is situated on se\ en hills, ' ' •2.')0th annixersarv 

celebration, June 11th, 12th, J.'Uhand 11th, I'.HO. 1-A erv dav a big tlav. 
Every night a big night. 

''The reading of the letter caused a good deal of interest. The Mavor 
regretted that owing to delay in the letter reaching his hanils. tlu're was 
not time to a\ail himself of the in\ itation. Dr. J. 15. Maurice jocularly 
.suggested that he shoidd borrow" a H\ing machine. Mr. Free said ir was 
a ver\' happ\ idea. ( )n the motion ot Mr. Leaf, seconded b\ Dr. J. B. 
Maurice, it was ilecided to send a cablegram con\e\ing the fraternal 
oTeetini^s of the meetiii''' to the cit\ on the occasion." 



CAr.I.K OF C()X(;[{AT(^'LATI(>XS Fl{().M ALvRLIW )R01'(;H, En(;l.\\i). 

Mayor J. J. vShaughnessy received the follow ing congratidations by 
cable from Marll^orough, England : 

''Marlborough, kLngland, June 11, lUlU. 
Hearty congratulations from Marlborough. I'^ngland. 

Pi'iu.K Board. " 



4IO 

Letter Receined From Mayor ok M.Mu.HOROiciii. T^N(;i.Axn. 

'riic followiiiLi' k'ttcr \\;l^ rccrix cd 1)\- Ma\(ir Sh;mL;hiiessv from E. 
J. Hill, Mayor of Marlhorout^h, l^n^^laiul. in response to an ^n^•itation 
extended U) hiin to be i)resent and parlieijxite in the celebration 
festi\ ities : 

•' Horou^■ll of Marlborough, Wilts. 
Town Clerk's Office. . "Id |une. IHIO. 
''Dear Sir: 

••()\\in^to yoin- letter haxini;" been addressed to the Chair- 
man of Local Hoard instead of the Maxor. it has onh just come 
into \w\ hands. I rei^'ret \er\ much that I am unable to accept 
yovu" friendly in\ itation to attend the 2.')()th anni\ersar\- of xour 
city. l)Ut I ha\e laid your letter before the town council of our 
borouj^h and ha\e lieeii directed b\' them as representatix e of 
old Marlborough to offer to new Ahirlb(irou'j,h the ri;j;ht hand 
of fellowship anil to wish nou and all inhabitants of vour cit\' 
health and prosperity for man\ \ears to come. 

"In 2r)0 years you ha\e increased sour population to Hl.dUU. 
while in more than double that number of \ears we ha\e 
attained to l.OOO inhabitants. IJut it is in the naturt' of old aj^e to 
<4o slow and we do not therefore withhold admiration for xouth 
and enerjj;y. (to on and prosper is the watchword from old to 
new Marlborough. ( )n the en\elope of \(iur letter. I see it 
stated that vour cit\ is one of the threat shoe cities of the world. 
If this means that shoe manufacture is one of vour staple indus- 
tries, it is interesting' because leather tanniuL;,- has been 
a prominent trade in this city for manv \ears. ^\nd if \ou ha\e 
any record of the names of your orit^inal settlers. I should like 
to know, as we mii^ht be able to trace them amon^- our brother 
archi\es. 

Yours trul\-, 

E. I. Hill. Mayor." 



Fro.m Calii'orxia. 

>• Pasadena. June 1 1. I'.HO. 
Mr. George L. Stevens : 

Dear Sir : The kind imitation to • come home" to the famiK 
gathering- is receixed. It is w ith deep regret that I am unable 



411 

to oliev the summons. It nothin<;- prf\ents. T shall he there the 
next time. I shall he there just as I shall he there this time. 
I shall he there in lo\ e and sweet memories. I shall he there 
with most of \i)U. I shall he there with those whose faces I 
could not see and \\ hose \ oices I couUl not hear, if I were to he 
there this time. With kindest thoughts and warmest friend- 
ship for e\ er\- man and woman and ho\ and L;irl in the 'old 
home tow II, " 

1 remain truly, etc., 

C. F. Hakims. 

TuK New Ho>ik and the Old. 

The home of the orange and the olive and \ine 

Sends lo\e to the home of the mavtlower ami pine. 

Tlie moekini; hirtis sin^ amoiiL;' tlie trees at mv cioor. 

But I'd hkc to liear roliiiis ami eat hirds onee more. 

The orange trees hioom fra<,M-ant in \ailey antl plain. 

l)Ut I'll lil<e to smell apple hlossoms a>;ain. 

For pomei^ranates ami lioucpiets perliaps vou mav siuii. 

Hut rd jvist lil<e to hasea nice dried apple pie. 

The ties ot sweet memories tore\er ahide 

To hind us in trientiship through distances wide. 

Thus the home ot the orange, the oli\e and \ine 

RemendxTs the home of the mavflower and ])ine. 

And if to San Kranciseo vour footsteps shoukl roam. 

Take the tirst tuiai to the rii^lit — vou'U ruui me at home. 

The latch string" lie out and a warm welcome yours. 

Our heads mav orow white. Who cares? if friendship endures. 



SUNDAY, June 12, 1 '.»!(). 

Although it was necessary on accoimt of the weather yesterday to 
postpone until Tuesday the pro^^^ram for the special pleasure of the school 
children, which was to open the fotu" days ohseryance of the anni\ersary, 
there was no occasion t(jtlay for any postponement other than a hand 
concert which was to haye heen oi\en this afternoon. 



4^- 

Spt^cial stTx icc's in olistTxancr of tlic 2.")(ltli :iniii\ eTsar\- were licld in 
all the churcJR-'^. aNo special imisical program--. Tlu' oiildoKr union vcr- 
\ icf which wa-- to ha\c hccn held on the Union CoH'iire^'ational chui'ch 
common was held in the church on account of the had weather, the 
church bein^- crowded to its utmost capacity. 

The serxices in the morning- were well attended and there were 
present a lar<;e iiumher c^f returnhig .suns and daughters w ho accejited the 
opportunity to meet today as many as possihle of their relatives and 
friends. 



At the L xrrARi.w Cjiliich. 

Rev. E. F. Ilaxward of the Unitarian chinch spoke from tlie text, 
*•' The Lord hath doue great things for iis all. " and said : 

'"■ To attempt to look back o\ er two and one-half centuries of hinnan 
life is to get the impression of a series of ]:)ictinT-s continualK changing, 
vet human souls and bodies ha\e not changed much, if an\ . from what 
the\ were 2.")<) xears ago. Ilmnan habitations ha\e change<l human 
habits. The clothes are of another cut. there is a new fashion of li\ ing 
and (h'essing. and locomotion, but life, essential life, has not greatlv 
changeil. We ha\e the same deep jo\ s and sorrows as our fathers. We 
lo\e anil laugh and weep as did the\ . bui our religion does not. and can- 
not differ from theirs. It is a great thing to ha\e li\ed two centuries and 
a half in a free State, w ith free church, and press and ]:)ublic opinion and 
to ha\e corrected as man\' abuses as we ha\e. In themseh es improxe- 
ments are good and thev ma\ furnish conditions more favorable for that 
life of the spirit, the life of self restraint and imseltish lo\"e which ever 
must be our hrst consideration here. The railroad has made a great 
change. It was onl\ in ls;l.")that the IJoston tS: Worcester steam railroad 
was completed, and it was thought to be a \ ast work. At that time 
Josiah (i^uinc\' was president of llarxard college. ( )ne da\ he had a 
student from Marlborough in his stiuU . and he asked : •• What do \()ur 
people in Alarlborough think of the railroad? "' The student replied that 
the\' tlidn't think much of it. "Win not?" he was asked, and he 
replied, •' Because it will ne\er be of an\ use to them. It is too far 
awav. " '^ But the\ will build a branch down to it? " No. thev ne\er 
will, as there is not enough business in the town. "" But it came 20 vears 
later and other facilities of inter-communication ha\ e come and are com- 
in<r. 



4i;i 

'* "\'e citizens of Marlhoroii^h. df'-Cfiulants of the carh ininii^Tants, 
consider \our ldcssin;_;s : consitlcr \(>ur duties. \ on ha\e an inlieritance 
accjuired In' tlie laliors and sufteriny,s of ei^iit ;j;enei"ations of ancestors. 
The\" founded the fal'i'ic of \i)ur prosperit\' in a sexere masculine 
moralit\ ha\ in^ intellij^ence for its cement and religion for its 
ground work. Continue to build on the ^ame loundations and In' the 
s;une principles. Let \e\\ Eiv^land continue to he an e\am])le to the 
world of the blessinL^s of a free ^'oNernment. and of the means and 
capacitx' of man to maintain it. and in all times to come, as in all times 
pa>t. ma\' MarlhorouL^'h he amoiiLi,' the foremost and the lioldest to 
exemplifx' and uphold w hate\ er constitutes the prosperit\ . the ha])piness, 
and the ''"lor\' of Xew l"]n'''land. " 



At the l>AP'ris'r Ciu'itcii. 

Re\ . M. R. I"osha\ of the liaptist clun-ch s]:)oke of " A City's 
Ahoundin;^" |o\'." and said: 

•• It was said of a cit\ nian\' centuries ai^o. that there wa-. much jov 
in it. The sources of jo\' are main and deep. It is in the purpose of 
(iod that man should lo\ e the |)lace of his hahitation. This was an 
ahsorhiuL:,' passion w ith the |e\v of the olden time, and to the Jew of to- 
day, the <;'lor\' of the cit\ of his fathers is treasured as a niost jM'ecious 
heritao'e. I']\ er\' man siiould ha\e an inherent pride in the })lace he calls 
home. It ma\' he a smaller, less known, less productive cit\' than manv 
others, hut this is of little consecpience in the ohlij^ation of lovaltx' on the 
part of its citizens. What [erusalem was to the few, w hat Athens was 
to the (ireek. what Rome was to the ancient Roman, so should every 
man's home town he to him. Neither should this regard lie merely a 
teelin!^' due to the fact that a man was horn in the citv where he now 
lives. True, one who can sav. "In this place I was horn, here I was 
reared, and here I was trained for the great work of living, '" has a keener 
anti more ex(|uisite sense of obligation and affection than one who has 
been reared elsewhere and has later in life niade his home in a new com- 
munitv . But to all, regardless of pricjr associations, there shoidd come 
the thrill of loyalty and regard which indicate consciousness of obligation 
and desire for usefidness, 

" Few cities are fairer or more highly fa\ ored by nature than this. 
vStanding as it does upon this magnificent hill U>p. it i^ the glory of the 
surrounding country side. ( jentle zephyrs waft the sweet scentetl odors 



414 

from ;i huiiilrcd iiUMdows, antl from m:in\' a si^'luK hill the cnt of the 
watcher is 'gladdened 1)\ the \ ista he heholds in am direction he may 
choose to turn. 

'• W'liat a siii'ht it woidd he for the earl\ settlers could the\- stand 
u|)on these eminences and see the changes that two centuries and more 
ha\e w rouL^'ht. Then the thick forests teemin;^ with e\ er\ kind of ii,ame 
familiar to the American woods, and the wil\- redskin, treadin;,;- with 
noiseless step the unmarked paths of the silent forest. Then the little 
clearing' with Us i-ou;4h lo^ house and the patch of tilled land where thev 
stru^^led hard to secure their winter store: now the wide sweeping;- aciX's 
of culti\ated land, the modei-n home with the coin eniences of a city man- 
sion. Perha]is the\ d<i see and rejoice in the ^rand loundation the\ laid 
so man\' \ears a^o. 

•■ It is meritorious to acknowledge the accumulated debt which has 
been piled u]) 1)\ the succeeding' \ears. A debt of security and prosperity 
which can onl\ be repaid b\ contiiuiin^ to the futui'e generations tlic 
no])le heritage which the\ left to their children. We need not j^ride 
ourseKes so nuich upon the accomplishments of otn^ own da\ . tor we are 
p\L;'mies beside those j^iant men who laced foes and perils, the liki-' of 
which ne\ er ]:)resented theuisehes to us. Thev were men ol ]ironounced 
\iews, and ri;4htl\- so, for did the\ not dare the unknown trials of the 
]-)ioiieer's life rather than l)ow before authorities w ho said tiiey had no 
ri;4ht to prixate judgment: The\- showed the world that their judgment 
was as keen and clear and their \ ision as far reaching as those who robed 
tliemsehes in ermine and drank out of kinds' cups. They were men of 
character, else the\- haul ^one down in utter defeat beneath the subtile 
perils that confronted them. \ati\e honesty marked their sim])le li\es, 
aiul the beipiest the\ left for follow inn' generations was a herilai^e of 
courage and rinhteoirsness. 

" We rejoice in the things which the\ made jiossible. and the city 
decks herself in honor of those heroic souN w ho planned better than they 
knew. Let no unwortlu' thiuL;- mar the fair city built u]:)on the princi- 
ples of truth and honor laid so dee]) b\ tlu' men who are L;-one. Let oiu- 
jo\ ha\e no selfish note, but rather ma\- it be a symphony of praise, an 
anthem of promise, a ))ra\er for undyiuL;' loyalty to the noblest traits c)f 
manhood. " 

Ai rill-; CiiriHii oi- iiii: I.mmacii.aik C<)\ci:i'rH)X. 



^Vt the Church of the Lnmaculate Conception, l^e\ . T. J. Fahey 
of Boston, a natixe of NLirlborou^h, said : 



415 

'' Let us rcjiiicr that \\ f lichold this (la\-. Li't us ]^v thankful that 
wc ha\(.' H\f(l til si.'c' this hri^iit and liappx lirrakin^ of this auspicious 
morn which coninicnioratcs the I'.Mltli anni\ tTsarN of the foundation of 
our cit\'. 

*• It is a noldc facult\' of our nature \\ hich cnahles u-- to connect our 
thouLi'lit^. our s\nipathies and our happines-^ with what is (Hstaiil in lime 
or place: and lookin;4' hefore and after, to hold coinuiunion at once with 
oiu' ancestors and our ])osterit\. Ihunan and uioinal thoui^h we are. we 
are ne\ertheless not mere isolated beings without relation to the past or 
the future. Neither the ]:)oint of time nor the spot of earth in which we 
li\e hounds oui^ rational and intellectual enio\inents. We li\e in the 
])ast h\' a knowledge of its histor\-. and in the future In hope and antici- 
pation. 1)\ ascending to an association with our ancestors, hy 
contemplatin;,;" their example and stud\ nii^" their character. 1>\ partakiiv^ 
then- sentiments, and imldhin;:;- their spirit, li\- accom])an\ in;j,- them in 
their sufferings and rejoicing in their successes and their triumidis. we 
seem to helon^' to their a^e and to mingle our own existence w ith theirs. 
\\'e liecome their contemporaries. li\e the li\es which thev li\ed. endure 
what the\ endured and partake in the rewards which the\ enjo\ed. And 
in like manner 1>\- runninij; alon;^' the line of future time. 1)\- contt'Uiplat- 
inix the prohaMe fortunes of those who are comin;,;; after us. 1)\ attempt- 
ing something;- which may ];)romote their ha]:)piness. and lea\e some not 
dishonorahle mention of oursehes tor their regard when we shall sleej) 
the sleep of the just, we protract our own earthK beiniL;' and seem to 
crowd whate\er is future as well as all that is past, into the narrow com- 
pass of our earthK existence. "' 

Re\-. James A. IJrewin, who was the celehrant of the :.^'»()th annixer- 
sarv mass, is a grandson of William l>rewin, in whose house the first 
?vlass celebrated in Nhndhorou^h occurred. The ceremony took place in 
the Arcade huildini^- on vSouth street and onl\- about a score of ]:)e()plewere 
present. That number constituted the entire Catholic population of the 
town at that time. Fr. IJrewin is the son of the late IJernard Urewin 
;md is 2<i \ears old. He was born in Marlborough and recei\ ed his 
ecclesiastical education at the >h)ntreal and Brighton scndnaries. lie 
was ordained to the priesthood liy Archbishop John ). Williams at 
Boston, December l'.)(»ri. lie is a curate at Melrose. 



At Holy Tkixitv Ciirucn. 
From Re\ . Cieo. vS. Pine of the Fpiscopal church : '• T3ut the (lod of 



4i6 

all '^racc. alter that \ c lia\t' viillfi\'(l awhile. niakf \(ni jx-rluct. 
stahlish. strnintlK-ii. settle \i)U. " These words l>reathe just the spirit 
that should lie in our hearts as we think ol the ])ast 2')0 \ears and what 
lias come Iroui them. In the earU \ear> the men had to protect them- 
sehes and their families from the maraiidiiiL;' Indians, and to i^et a li\in^ 
had to tell Forests and till the rather poor ground. llR're wfre <,|nestions 
too ot' one kind and another within the tow n itself to he settled. retjuiriiiL;' 
discussion and hard thought. The tirst two ministers in this town did 
much to motdd the li\es of the people in the ri^iit wa\ . 'I'he\ w eri' men 
of ctdtiire as well as of dee]i relii^aoiis teelinL;'. William IJrimsme ul. the 
first pastor, although onl\- three \ears at llarxard. \\as ahle for thii"t\' 
wars to keep a diar\ in Latin. As pastor for 27 \ears he led his Hock, 
which was the whole town, into wa\s of ])eace and rin'hteoirsness. 
Roliert IJreck. a graduate o( IIar\ard. onl\ '2'2 \ears old. was his successor 
tor ol \ears. Mr. IJreck preached the ^'ospel here on .'^unda\s and com- 
forted the })eople in time of sorrow and trouhle. He l)a])ti/.ed 1077 
which was at the rate of ."!.") e\er\ \ear. lie was. according- to the Latin 
epitai)h on his tomh. • eminenth' skilled in the learned lan^tiaj^es, 
familiar he\ond the common measure with polite literatin-e as well as 
\ ersed in e\ er\' department of theolo^x'. 1 k' w as a cotmsellor in cases 
of tiitHcidtw lioth ]nd)lic and prixate. of distinL;uished upri_Li;lUness and 
consummate ]:)rtulence : a modcd of piet\ and e\ er\' sitcial virtue.' It is 
interestin;.;- to note that the town \oted liftx jiounds for his funeral 
expenses, a l;-oo(1 deal of mone\ in those da\s, and that three sermons 
were preached on the occasion. The town owes a ^ood deal to these two 
men. 1 he names of IJrimsmead and l>reck ouL;ht to he rememhered 
with ;_;ratitude li\ Christians of all sorts. 'Thex did not li\e in ea--\ 
times. riiin^s ha\e chan^'ed in 2.")() xears. W'e undeivstand each other 
better now than men understood each other then, and we rejoice that 
charitN ]ire\ails to a \er\ lar^e extent and ho])e for still hetter things." 



Ar LxioN C<>\(;i!i:(iAii()\ \i. Cm ih ii 



At tlic Con<rrc<i;ati()nal church, Re\. A. IL W'hei lock, the pastor. 
])reached on •• (^uickenin<4- Memories — Rememl>(.r the I'ormer Thinj^s of 
Old. " Follow in^' is a Itrief abstract of the' seiuioii : 

'• Two Imndred and fift\ Ncars are Imt a drop in the hucket of tiine. 
For us, howe\er, they measure the life of om" cit\, and are therefore of 
conseipience. I listors is the record of the manifestation, progress and 



417 



iiitcrphiN (if human iitc. A> wliat \\ r liaxc lu'cii niaki's us what \\c are 
at (lur hc'st, it is well to lnok hack ti) hirmcr iuHueiices that we nia\- he 
enli^iiteiied and (|uickene(l h\' sucli memories. Two factors ai"e in 
e\i(leiice as we ;j,-o hack to the he^inninL:,- of New England — the di\ine 
and the human. ( )ne is impressed with the fact of a formatixc. uuidin^- 
influence, not of man. as hv reads the stor\- of the Pih^rim and the 
Puritans. ThrouL;'!! them the spark of freedom was kept ali\e and 
fanned into a hla/e. Persecution without and conscience within kept 
them moxin^' until the\ were settled in a land where they could exer- 
cise the ri;_;ht of prixate jud^'uient and worship (iod according- to the 
dictates of their ow n conscience. 

•• TIkn were siuL^ularlv presfr\ed and ;j;uided hefore and after their 
arrixal in America. ( )ne instance out of man\ illustrates: An educated 
Indian who could speak some En;_;lish, the onl\' sur\i\or of a li-ihe that 
had heeii dexastated h\ a jiestitence, was scemini^ly a special a^eiit under 
( hid for the help of the Phniouth colony. As Charles Francis Adams 
well sa\s. •S(|uant<i. in fact, was for a time, perhaps, the most essential 
factor to the prolon;j,ed existence of the Plymouth colony. " Thus sifted 
hv persecution and hardsliip we had the linest of wheat lor the sowin^oi 
God's new plantation. Men and women of piet\ . character. coura;j;e, 
industry were the he^innin^- of thinj^s here. They .Li,'a\e the ([uality and 
strength of their li\es to the foundint^; and uplniildin;^ of the New I'^n;^- 
land settlements that L;raduall\- sprang- up here and there in the wilderness, 
amontj;' others in due time, Marll)orouL;'h. \\'here\er the\' started their 
\entures, the\- fostered the he^-inninj^s of a free state, free church, free 
schools, free press and free speech. lnt<i these thint;s they ]iut their \ital 
sehes that they might exalt dixine ideals through them. They did not 
temporize nor compromise. The\ had work to do. Duty commanded 
them. Religion inspired them. The\- were not ]X'rfect hy any means, 
hut the\ were loval to their ideas, and ideals according to tlie liglit they 
had. It we think them stern and repellant, without gentleness and grace, 
let Us rememher tlie times in which thex' li\etl, their enemies, their ]:)roh- 
lems, their tasks, Thev were the men and women for the time and place 
and work. If thev had not heen what they were, we would not he what 
we are todav at our liest. Let us honor them in this hour of our joy andi 
pride, and let us rememher that if Marllorough shall sur\i\e to celehrate 
lier fixe hundredth anniversary, it will l>e hecausc something ot our 
fathers' and mothers" strength and courage, character and conscience i> 
operative in their descendants. May the memories awakened hy this 
celebration cjuicken within us the spirit of dexotion to Puritan ideals exen 



4i8 



th()ujj,-h we seek to maintain 

'• W'itli inilder laws. 

Ami clcai-er liiiht. the ^ood old cause. 



At the Mkthodist Ciii'Rcti. 

From Re\ . [. \\'. Fulton of the Methodist church. •• • And they 
.irou^ht us on our \\a\'." We like this text as su^"<2,"esti\'e of some thou^'hts 
connected with the :i.")(lth anni\ersarv of the settlement of our town and citv. 
The first thou^-ht of the earlv settlers of this town was reli<2,-ious liberty, so 
the\ left their countr\- and came here, and, tirst of all. established the 
parish and called a minister. The people were taxed for his support two 
pence for land and two pence for cattle, and committee were appointed 
and a house erected for the minister to li\e in. Next, a house of wor- 
ship was erected which stood on the old common until burned by the 
Indians in 167G. The men called to preach were Harvard ^y-raduates. 
The salary \yAid was se\ ent\ -t\\ o pounds a \ear. with winter's tire-wood 
sawed, split and put in the shed. Next, a common school system was 
organized and the little red school house was located on the hillside and 
in the \alle\ . The\- had sound \ iew s on the subject of education so they 
built a grand school system: tliere was religious instruction in these 
schools. The bible \yas read e\ ery morning and prayer offered, often 
there were ser\ ices in the little retl school house. Piety and sound learn- 
ing \yere the foundations on which they hoped to rear our free institu- 
tions. Next to the school system they looked after land grants. The 
more land a man had the wealthier he was supposed to be. Many of 
the people were realh" land j^joor ; the\ would not go out of town 
for land but would bring land in. It is pleasing to note in read- 
ing the histor\ of the town the kindness show n, by the early settlers, to 
the Indians. They w ere gi\ en possession of certain portions of the town 
and liyed peacefully until King Philip's War and even then were yery re- 
luctant to take up arms against the ])eople. It is significant to note just 
here that the last day of our celebration is flag day, ho\y a]:)]iroijriate that 
all these buildings should be decorated with old glory. In the congres- 
sional library at Washington, it is shown that on .Saturday, June 14, 
177<J a resolution was passed, "• Resohed, that <^ur flag of thirteen United 
States be thirteen stripes, alternating red and white for the L'nion and 
thirteen white stars on a blue iieUl representing a new constitution. 
Among the special days of the year this day is one oi importance. The 



419 

old i\:\'j; staiuK for HIktIv. From tlir past wc nia\' learn important lesson^. 
We 5^0 forth ti) trust on the foundation laid hv <;thcrs. (h> forth to work 
for better thinu's ! (io forth to he benefited by their li\es and, like them, 
be rememl)ered b\ what we ha\ e done." 



At St. Ma!:\"s Ciiiiien. 

At St. rvlarv's church, Re\'. Fr. Caisse !^'a\e an impressi\'c ser\-ice 
and called attention to the anni\ersar\, sa\ ing he was ^lad to be one 
lixiu''" today in Marlb()rou''h. 



At iTiE Uxi\ i:ksalist Ciinteii. 

I'^roiu Re\ . Xellie M. (Jpdale of the b'ni\'ersalist chiuxdi : '• • A citv 
set on a hill cannot be hid.' It is i^ood that man shoidtl take pi'ide in his 
ancesti'N' when thai anci'str\- has been fruitfid of ^ood works ; not that pride 
is e\ er of itself commendable, but that knowledge of ancestral c;im\ige, lov- 
alt\', patriotism and ]Met\- is rich soil for the bringing forth of an alumdant 
har\est of similar characteristics, if onlv the right seed be sown at the 
right season. .So today I rejoice with vou in this 2.'»0th annixersary 
celebraticjn t)f the foLUiding of your cit\', especially liecause it turnishes a 
most excellent opportunit\' for turning the pages of history liackward and 
reatling again in the light of modern needs and ambitions the story of 
heroism. lo\alty and deep conxiction of tlutv. writ large thereon. For it 
is such a story and w ritten in letters that the years, w ith their \aried 
experiences and accmnulating knowledge bring out in e\er bolder relief 
It is as though we were permitted to staml on a moimtain top and \iew 
in one picture the wide spreatling \ alley at its foot. The \ ision cannot 
differentiate this particular section from that particular section, this riyer 
from that rixer, this \ illage e\en, from that yillage. .Vll that it beholds 
is the harmony and beaut\- and inuueiise \-itality of the \yhole, as a whole, 
and the soul cries out in its joy, ' Praise Jeho\ ah, () Jerusalem I Praise 
thy God, O Zion I ' So it is \yhen the searchlight of Time is thrown 
back upon the pages of history. The whole is lirought out into the light 
as a wliole. Not the tribulations of this particular season, or the abund- 
ance of that particular har\-est — not the wisdom of this particidar man or 
the folly or ayarice of that, not the piety of one time oyer against the 
\yorldliness and disputation of another — such distinctions are all blended 



420 

until what is seen is the resuU. and in this ease, as I ha\e tried patiently 
and dili<i;entlv and withnut prejudiee to \ie\v it. it is siieh a pieture as 
no child ot Marllioi^ou^h need to apologize for. hut rather one which 
should he the ]M-ide and aim of all to duplicate. We are told that the 
causes which control the de\ elo])uient of character are threefold: domes- 
tic, political and religious — tlie home, the state and the church. Let us 
then \ iew" this cit\" of ours that is set on a hill from the three \ lew points 
and see what we shall hehold. 

••The entire colonial histor\' of Marlhorou^h ma\ he said to ha\e lieen 
tlomestic. inasmuch as it rej)resented the attempt of her people to estahlish 
for themselves a permanent ahidin^ j^lace : to luiild dwellings: to incor- 
porate themsehes into a communit\ . Now heholdin;^' it from afar as we 
do t<)da\ what ■-hall we report as our \ ision from this \ iew point : 
Courage and Honor. We ha\e no reason to heliexe that anv other moti\e 
other than the desire to estahlish for themselves homes. prom])ted the 
settlement of this particular section of oui^ Commonwealth. We Hnd the 
new comers \ erv earlv apportionini;' the land to the \arious householders 
and thus tending' to make permanent their settlement. 

•• We are .^lad to note thev accepted the Indians as their leuitimate 
nei;j;hhors at that time. The Indians had the orchards, the Indians had 
the tilled fiel.ls ; the white man had all these vet to ]iro\ ide for himself. 
and to his honor, he it said, he did not provide them h\ stealing;' trom his 
red neighbor, hut h\ his own toil. Here we see coiu"age. Not onl\ the 
courage that hews out of a forest a hahitation or that tills and tends to 
make the wilderness to hlossom as the rose, hut the courage that keeps 
within hoimds avarice and greed, when just o\er the picket is the man 
who knows not civilization or personal holdings. When these neighbors 
became enemies, allies perhaps nf the bitterest foe the eaidv Massachu- 
setts colonists ever had to battle with, for we must remember that ^[arl- 
borough was on the frontier in those davs. these settlers still remembered 
and res] ected the metes and bounds and made no attempt to take that 
which was their neighbors. And the terror of those davs with the hero- 
ism displayed bv the men and women, ploughed a tleep furrow in 
Marlborough's historv . I'or as the historian savs. • h was not a mere 
(juestion of yielding or hoUling a certain amoimt of territorv — not of 
vindicating some point of honor, or of redressing some know ii wrong. 
No, the issue involved considerations of a more vital character. It was 
a c|uestion of life or death to the feeble colonies. The frontier towns 
were excellent points of attack. JScarcelv were the smouldering tires of 
one settlement extinguished before the midnight gloom was lighted by 



421 



the l)lazc of aiiotlKT. Ami small prudatorv jxirtics looked about almost 
c\ery settlement, cutting- off a lalxti'er here and ihei-e, hurniiiu solitar\ 
houses ami destroxino- ,,]■ carr\in^ the families into capti\it\'. ' 

•• In all this sufferiivj,' as well as in the acts of hraxerv the peojile of 
Marll)oroiiL;.h IkuI their part, and when we remember how contact and 
warfare with saxa^'ery he^ets and stinudatc- ^a\a;j,er\'. we realK mar\el 
that • alter the war was oxer some of the Maidhoroii^h Indians were 
permitted to return to their former place of ahode, ' remaining in jieace 
the rest of their da\s. and that the white man. rememhered his white 
blood sutfncienth to pa\ his saxan'e and cruel neiLihbor thirt\"-om.' poimds 
for his land. 

"In those da\s of carK- settlement and intimate relation with a 
sa\'au,e and wlioll\- unknown people, in a countr\ remote from old centers 
of ci\ilization where men and women in lar^e measure were returninj^to 
first principle- to exist at all. it is a cause for pride that where the historic 
landsca])e must necessarih' be ^reath obsctn'ed. coin-a;4e and lioiior as 
characteristics of the peo]:)le and their deeds, stand out in bold relief. 
\\'hat do we behold when w e \ iew the earl\- historx of Marlborou^'h 
from the ])olitical eminence: We see ]:)atriotism and lo\alt\'. We haxe 
noted the people's heroic defence ol their homes when attacked b\ Indian 
toes and we haxe said it was for theii' \ er\' li\c's t!ie\ fought : but now 
we come to a defence of another sort. The defence of their ci\ il and 
political life as indixiduals and as a corporate bod\-. The citizens of 
jMarlboi()u;4'h were lo\al to the mother countr\ in all he!' niunerous cam- 
pai;^-ns fi-om 1722 to 1 7<;;l : and in the h^-ench an<l Indian War. it has 
been thought the hardships of these \ew En;j,iand colonies were e\en 
g'reatei- than those the\ eiidm-ed dtuMn^- the Re\olution. 

"• We ma\' iorm some idea of the danger ap])i'ehended b\ the fact 
that not onl\- were the able-bodied and acti\e organized for ser\ ice in the 
held in that ser\ ice. but the a^ed and those otherwise exempt were 
or^-anized as an alai'ui list. And in all the expeditions of that terrible 
time the names of Marlborouo-h's sons ma\ be fountl — two entire com- 
panies from Marlborough marchiiiLi,- to the relief of l-^)rt William Ilenrv. 
As one woidd expect from men thus ti"ained to defence, when the time 
came to ilefend their own rit^hts, e\en at^ainst the mother countr\'. the\' 
would know how to do it and would not be lacking' in \alor. and history 
shows us that such was the case. Marlborouj^ii was loval to the first 
nio\e made for independence showini^- her lovalt\' b\' endorsing- the action 
of the Alassachusetts Legislature in petitioning' the Crown for an aniud- 
ment of the Stamp ^Vct ; nor was she afraid to declare a boycott against 



422 



mci'cliants who imported thrir ;j,()()cls. l'\ cii clcclariii^' tlicni and those who 
purchased them to 1)L' ' enemies to their countr\- and posterit\- and that 
lhe\' oUL^ht to he treated as such. ' 

'• .Vt the conxention hehl in L'oncoi'd. August, 1771. Ahirll)orou'j,h 
was represented h\- several delegates and the town lo-t no time in in- 
structing; its selectmen 'to make an addition to the town's stock ol 
ammunition, powder, hullets ami Hint.' It also adopted measures to 
carr\- into ei'lect the recommendations of the Continental and Provincial 
Congress, raised a company ofminute-men. provided for their drill and 
discipline, offering;' them a hountv pro\ ided thev were called into the ser- 
\'ice. ^Vnd when the shot was fired that was heard round the the world, 
I'.M) of Marlhorou^h's sons, and \<>ur torehears, dropped their plows, 
seized their muskets and started to share in tlie fi^ht for lihert\". Idle 
seven years that follow mark the ])eriod of our national stru^^^^le, in 
wdiich, ]Marlhorou;j,h, 1)\ her lo\alt\, ])ro\ed her patriotism. ^Vt a meeting 
held Ma\ l^.S. 177('). the town voted ' If the Ilonorahle Continental C'on- 
l^ress shall, for the safety of the United Colonies, declare them indepen- 
dent of the Kin;j,(iom of (ireat Britain, we, the inhabitants of }slarl- 
l)orou;j.h will solemnly enL;aL;e. with our lives and fortunes, to support 
them in the measure; " and vyell did she fulfill her pledj^e. Massachusetts 
did more in men and money, during' this stru^^^le. than anv other colony 
and just what proportion, of that, was Marlhorou^h's contribution we 
cannot say, luit that she strained every nerve to sup]dv her (|uota of 
troops and hear her share of the burdens we ma\ be very sure. The histoi'y 
of our Ci\il War is so recent, there can be no doubt concerning;' Marl- 
borou_<;'h's patriotism then. The first companv that volunteered to j^o to 
her country's defense in the Civd War from Marlborough was formed 
from her Irish citizens. That fact sh(»vdd be remembered when we 
speak of our alien citizenship. Patriotism and lovaltv. even unto death: 
this is what we see when we v iew the [)olitical historv of Marlborouiih's 
past. 

'• Reli_u;ion and education stand out prominent Iv in the historic land- 
scape of all New England, Marlborou<i;h, like all the other Massachusetts 
colonies. The liistorian says of these Puritan ancestors that 'as a class 
they possessed marked traits of character. I pon the known iirmness of 
the I^ni;'lisli, as a people, was ens^nifted an unwavering" relii^ious faitii 
that ;j,"ave them a tixed and steadfast ])urpose from which they could not 
he induced to swerve. Their religion was of the --trict and austere tvpe, 
which natuiallv leaves its inijiress upon the character. They had, foi' a 
Ioul;' period, been disciplined in the school of atlliction which strengthened 



4^3 

tlicir faith and and confirmed their fortitude. 'The ]>ersecutio!is to which 
the\- had l>een subjected had ih-i\en from them llie timid, or (.h'awn 
from them the men of easy \irture, so that the remainder of the sect 
were Hke ])ure metal, ])urneil from the ch-oss ]^\ the refiner's lire, and 
consolidated hv the hammer and tlie ainih' h^^om such relii^ious stock 
(hd the earl\ settlers of Massachusetts come. Hence we may expect to 
find them at the \ er\ he;j,inninL;- of their settlement, making ample pro- 
\ision for the minister who should he the shepherd of the flock. So, in 
the Ahudhorough settlement, at the first meetini;' of the incor])oi-ated tow n. 
pro\ i-~ion was made for the maintenance of the minister, and latei" when 
the land was apportioned, thirty acres was set aside for his portion. The 
next \ear a house was built for his use, e\en liefore the meetin!:^,' hou.^e 
itself had been pro\ ided and the\' were not nii^-^ardly in their ]i!ans. as it 
ap]X'ai-s that the\ ]xitterned this parsonane after the residence -of the 
\yealthiest ami most learned man in the place.' It was thirty years later 
before a schoolmaster was eii^aj^'ed and two years tollow ini^- before a 
school house was built. In ITfw. about fi\e years alter the meeting- 
house was built and the religious life of the jieople established, we lind 
that the church numbered one hundred and sixty-four members. se\ enty- 
nine of whom were men and eighty-li\e women. More women than 
men. e\en in that da\ , when to enjoy the prixilege of the franchise, one 
had to be a church member." 



MONDAY, ]v\K 1."., IIMO, 



There was little need for arousing Marlborough's citizens this morn- 
ing, although there was much uneasiness o\er the weather which had 
interfered with two of the four tla\s set apart for tlie celebration ol the 
2.i0th anni\ ersar\- of the founding of Marlborough. Wdien, heralded by 
the booming of the national salute of twenty-one guns mounted on the 
summit of l)o\'d's hill, all the church bells and Hre alarm sounders were 
rung, abo\e all the t(dling of the John IJrown bell, and the sun burst 
forth on the gala (la\- of the celeliration, the greatest tlay Marlborough 
lias e\'er recorded in its histor\-. the hopes of all rose high. 

A conser\ati\ e estimate of the numlier of persons in Marlborough 



4^4 

^iI.MM.i'.oi'orcii l)().\i;i) oi' .\i.!)i:i:mi:x. I'.Md 




F. W. l)\Msii.i;. L'hainiiaii L^i'i;n:.N Mariix 



W'll-i. All!) A. N\" AI.KKR 





1"i:a\k \\ . 1 Icii^NK 



Damki, |. L'komx 



425 

tfxlav was 40,000. Imctn- one of tlic cit\ 's population of l.'),000 was 
Ir'I'l'. lC\erv car and c\ crv train coming' into the cit\' unloaded thousands 
of people inil)ued w ith the spirit of the daw l'eo])le gathered here from 
all parts of the world. nian\- of \\ horn not bein;j; here for \ears Itefore 
took this opportunit\ to \ isit their hirthjilace. v*>choolniates who had not 
seen each other for Hftv years met and brought hack old memories. The 
streets were crowded with people, lau^hin^- and chattint^- and jost IIul:,- one 
another ^■<iod naturedh . Pri\ate detectixes from lioston remarked that 
ne\er in all their exjx'fience did the\ lind so little for complaint. Al- 
though a licensed cit\, not a ca^e of ^lownri;4ht drunkenness \\;is found, 
no thefts, no row (1\ ism. The cit\ seemed to take ])ride in uniting- 
in all that whicli would he a credit to her. Decorations of such j^rofu- 
sion were ne\er seen here before. Prixate houses, shops, factories and 
business blocks were all in holida\- raiment, e\en the telegraph and tele- 
phone ]:)oles were wound around with the national colors and the sio-ht 
was indeed impressixe, Mspecialb atti^actixe was the Citx llall buildinL!,-, 
the L'enti-al Fire vStation. the public librarx', the \u'j;\\ school and hi^h 
school common, all on Main street in the heart of the business section. 

An immense throng ;j,athered at the station to meet th,e Sixth Regi- 
ment when it arrixed. The regiment detrained in sections and receixed 
a l)i^' oxation from the uuiltitude. 

vSexenteen ;4"uns announced the aiM^ixal of (ioxei'uor and Mrs. I-Lben 
!S. l.)ra])er in an automobile from Hopedale shoi'tlx after the vSixth Regi- 
ment had assembled at the station. This is the first time a regiment tif 
soldiers has \isited this citx' since bS'.IO. The entire regiment com- 
manded b\- L'(donel ( ieorL;e \\'. Pi^iest of Fitchbur^-, saluted the (ioxer- 
nor as he droxe jxist. 

Maxor and Mrs. )ohn F. I'^"'/Lierald of i>oston, arrixed shortly 
afterward. With (loxernorand Mrs. Draper tiiex xxent to Citx Ilall, 
XX here thex xx ere xxelcoined bx Maxor I. |. .Shau^hnessx , \xho xxas xxait- 
ing their arrixal xxith sexeral other distinguished quests. (jeneral W. II. 
Brigham xxas amon^' the earh arrixals and xxent directlx' to the Cit\" 
Hall. Committees xxere ap]:)ointed as folloxxs: 

To receix e special quests, Mrs. f. J. Shau^hnessx , Mrs, D. lloxxard 
Fletcher, Mrs. C. L. Cutler. Jr., Mrs. J. F. J. Otterson, Mrs. J. A. 
O'Connell, Mrs. I" rank vSaxxin. Miss Josephine ()'l)rien. Miss Ida Hon- 
ville. Mrs. Fsther McXallx, Mrs. Fred II. Fay, Mrs. F. P,. Morse. 
Committee to escort lad\- quests to the rexiexxini;- stand, Miss Ethel Proc- 
tor Aliss Nora Dee, Miss Celia LeBrun, Miss Marx Campbell, Miss 
Aland Egan. Reception of guests at the New I lax en station, K. (}. 



4->6 

M \i!i.i;(>i;()((.ii Common L'olxcil, I'.MO 




Geo. fi. (iicxAt, Chairman Ali-kkd (i. IJoidre 



4-7 

Maki.I5()K()1'(;ii Common Corxcii-. I'.MO — L'lUUiiuKHi 




William D. Lke 



Loiis F. Pit NAM. Clerk 



428 



r.i-i-lKt:ii. MaiiricL' W'w.anski. Dr. K. ( ). Clark. L. F. Farley. Miss 
Lillian 11, hlrii. Mi.. Marii' II.. IiIlmi. X.Tlh station. P.. cS: M.. A. X . 
Payne. I-:. F. Allen. A. Ik'uuvuard. J. (). Pailey. T. A. (Jiblin and 
Miss Alice S|)rinLier. Lincoln and Mechanic sti'eet station of the I). iV 
W. radrond. W. 11. Mm-phy. (ieor-e R. S. Li])pard. j. P. Wood. John 
j. e'asvidy. C'. A. Cook. I'^airhank. corner. P.. c\; W . L. 1\ Putnam. 
L'yprien Sinioneaii. T. 11. ( )dLdloran, Winlield Temple, Miss Clarice 
Xoel. Miss Pearl Parker. 

At .s o clock this morning;- there was a concert hv the ]\Lirlhoro l»rass 
hand. Kohert W . Pird. director, the opening- march hein^' written tor 
the occasion hy Jo.e])h A. Millin;4ton. siiper\ isor of imisic in the piihlic 
schools. Seated upon an immense stand erected on the lli.^'h School 
common 1.2i»l) school childrt-n under the direction of Prof. Mi'dln^lon 
rendered '■ IJattle Ilymn of the Kepuhlic."" •• Columliia. the (iem of the 
Ocean." •• Praise ^'e the l'\ither"" and •• America." •• A lixiuL;- tki^-."' 
rt'presented In the children, and hiL;hl\ complinuMited In" (i.nernor Dra- 
per HI his addi'ess. which hillowed the school children's exercises, was a 
\ i\ id rt'pre-enlalion of patriotism lon^- to he rememhei-ed. At the con- 
clusion ol the i;o\ ei-iior's address to the children, the parade wa. started 
from city hall and m.ned (lin\ii Main street to Maple. \\'ari-en. Church. 
East Main. Main. Mechanic. Lincoln. Pleasant. 1dm. IJroad. West 
Main. Main. ]xist the rexiewin^ stand on the lli;-:h .School common in 
the the iK'art of the cit\ . w lu-re it was i-e\iewed In sexeral lumdred of 
the cit\'s ^iie ts. 

Idle procession, which was three miles lon^". took o\er an hour lo 
co\er the entire route and was the lon;j;est ])arade that Marlhoroui^h e\ er 
saw and one in w hicli th.' ci\ ic side was represented as well as the ndli- 
tary. ddie parade was headed I)\ the entire Sixth Regiment of Infanun. 
^hissachusetts \'(dimleer Militia. Near the head of the line rode P>rii;-a- 
dier General IIenr\ Parsons, a former commander of the regiment. (io\- 
ornor Draper and the state deleL;ation occupied places of hon >r near the 
head ot the procession. In addition to the nulitar\ it incliuled trade dis- 
])lays and mo\ uii^- exhibits of Marlhorou^h's manufactories. PracticalU 
e\ery organization and societ\- in the cit\ was lepresented. In the trades 
l)art of the parade was re]:)resented ahout e\ er\ luisines> concern in the 
city and some <>\ the displa\s were most att I'actix f. There were also a 
lar^e nmnher of historical and alleL^'oiical Hoat^ which ci'eated much 
eulogistic comment and the thousands w ho lined the route of procession 
looked on dunibfoLUuled at the scenes of hewildcriny- splendor which con- 
tinually passed before their t^aze. ^Vn interesting- feature was the May- 



429 

or's clul), including about all of the ]irescnt cliiff ina;^istratcs of cities in 
the state and practiealK all lixin^ ex-niaxors of Ahissacluisetts. L'on- 
s])icuous was a ^oodh luinilier of senators and representati\ es in auto- 
mobiles, 

Indi\ idual sanitary drinkiuL;- cups were pro\ ided b\- the Women's club 
alon!4 tile line of parade, from the stands where the W. C T. I', ser\e(l 
water. ( )ne of the pleasing- features of the ^i-and parade in the mornin<>- 
was tile reception accorded the (ro\ernor b\ the children of Si. Ann's 
Academy. The jiupils were grouped on the beautiful and spacious lawn 
in front of the academy, and. under the direction of the ^oocKSisters. san<'- 
the •• Star Span^'led JKUiner". ,So pleased was His l*]xcellenc\-. the 
(io\ernor. with this unlooked-tor reception that he asked his carriage to 
be stoppetl and the entire procession to be halted while he expressed his 
tenderest apj^reciation of the beautiful tribute ^ixen to the national fla^'. 
The prettiest scene in the entire parade took place at the ti-iumphal ai'ch 
erected on Broad street w here sixteen \()un<j; i^irls, dressed entireU in 
white showered flowers upon (loNernor Draper as he passed. The 
(io\-ernor o-racefully acknow ledi^-ed the floral shower, and with the other 
,i;-uests was kejM busy doffing;' his hat to the applaudini:,- crowds. IC\er\- 
po'nt of \anta<i-e from which some ;j;lim)5se of the ^'uests could be had 
was (juickly snapped up by some eaj^er spectator. I'he windows in the 
houses and stores wt>re tilled with people and there was plent\- of iip- 
plause tor the more tlistin^uished jiersona^es and for the more striking- 
features presented by the Hoats. Weather conditions were ideal. The 
Sim shone brilliantly and the entire scene jDresented a ^or^eous spectacle. 
Multi-colored confetti was luuded from the windows and rained tlow n 
upon those in the parade like a snow storm in colors. 



The principal feature of the celebration, and the one to which the 
multitude had looked forward w ith greatest expectations was the ci\ ic 
and military parade w Inch took pl-jcc in the forenoon ui the i;ith. The 
formation of the parade was as lollows : 



43 o 




Ak Tin R C Lamsox 

Chief Marshal 
Militar\- and Ci^'ic Parade 



Platiion of mounted ]:)olic(.'. 

John V. Mitclu-11, cit\ niai-shal. 

Officers G. D. J^ri<^hani. llu-h McNilT 

and P. H. Poftus. 

.\rlluir C Lanison. chief marshal, 
ClKirles I'\ McCarthy, chief of stall'. 
.StalT. 
(jeori^e A. vStacy. John M. Carpenter, 
( )non A. Morton. Raoul II. Ijeaiidreaii, 
Chirence E. .Searles, Frank L. (TUge, 
Charles F. Ilolyoke. Charles P>. I-:a-er. 
Edo-ar Weeks. Frank S. Rock, Dr. Wm. 
S.Richardson. Thomas M. Dacev. 

Emile I. Dufresne. musician. 



I-IKST I)I\ISI()\. 

Marslial, Major F, (t. Taylor. 
.StatT — Colonel A. M. Mossman, Harmon C. v'^^kinner. v^ixth Regiment 
vStaff — Colonel (Jeori^e II. Priest. Riding' also at the head of the 
Regiment wasCJeneral llenr\- Parsons, of this cit\ , former com- 
mander of the Regiment, a j^uest of Colonel Priest. 
.Sixth Ret;"imeiit Band of Fitchbur!^". 2.') pieces, G. A. Patz, leader. 
vSixth Re<4iment of Infantry, M. X. (j. 
R Battery of Worcester, Capt. E. W. Wheeler, ;>() men. 
The followinj^- j^Hiests and prominent citizens occupietl the carriaj^^es 
and autos in the parade : 

First Carriat;e — Mayor John J. Shau^hnessv, Go\ernor Ehen S. 
Draper, (General W. II. Bri^ham. 

vSecond Carriage — •Lieiitenant-Goxernor E. .\, Frothin^ham, |ud^e 
J. W. McDonald, (president of the day), lion. Charles S. Ilamlin 
(orator). Major Talliot .Mdrich. 

Third Carriage — Hon. .S. II. Howe, (first mayor of city), .Sheriff 
J. A. Fairbairn, Cambridge, Capt. II. E. Brown. 

Fourth Carriage — Hon. W. X. Daxenport, Hon. J. T. Coughlin, 
Mayor of Fall Ri\er, Ma\'or John F. Fitzgerald of IJoston, Waldo E. 
Stone. 

Fifth Carriage — Dr. E. (i. Hoitt. (sixth mayor of Marlborough), 
Hon. J. J. Higgins, Somer\ ille, District Attorne\- of Middlesex Connty. 



431 

Sixtli Carria^v — lion. W. !>. Mor^c-. (ri;j,hth niaxor of Marl- 
lioron-'h). 11(111. j. L. llarxcy. (Senator I'^itth MiiMlcscx I)ivtricn. Hon. 

C. II. I'ortcr. (^iiiiic\. lion. C II. (JrinmionN, SonHM-\ilk'. 

Sc'\rnth Carriage — lion. F. R. ,S. Mildoii (ninth nia\-or of Marl- 
bo rouL:,h ) Hon. L' . \]. Hatfield. (Mayor of \r\\ ton ) . C()unt\- Coinmis- 
t^ioncr Ll'\ i S. (jouUl, MaUlcn, County Treasin-cr }. (). Ha\(k'n, Sonit-r- 
villc. 

Ei^^hth CarriaL;(.' — Hon. I']. l\ l)ro\\n, ((.'Icxcntli nKi\or of Marl- 
hor()ii<^-h), Hon M. V. O'Conncll. (Maxor of I'^itchbiirL;) Count\' Com- 
missioner C. II. Richardson, kowcll. C'ount\- Commissionci" C. 1>. 
^\'illiams of W'avland. 

Xinlh Carriage — AUlcrman I'rank W. Uanistcr, Hon. E. A. Walker, 
(Mayor of W'altham), Harry L. Rice, lioston. Charles E. Bennett. 

Tenth Carriage — (ieorge (7, (iignac, (president of the Common 
Council), lion. \\ . S. Woods, George ^V. llavnes, vSudhurN-. Re\ . 
W. II. Flynn. 

Eleventh Carriage — .Alderman J. E. Mahone\ . Hon. Charles IJruce, 
(Mayor of E\erett ), Charles W, Curtis, (resilient manager of Rice & 
Hutchins), Henry Cook, Northhoro. 

'r\yelfth Carriage — AUlernian Cyprien Martin. Hon. (xeorge F, 
Fall, (Mayor of Maiden), William H. Eord. 

Thirteenth Carriage — .VIderman W. A. Walker. Hon. R. E. j^mke. 
Newburyport, Amor}' Maynard, Ma\iKird, ]\E Hurke. 

Fourteenth Carriage — Alderman I). ]. Cronin. Hon. C. X. I"ro>t, 
Re\ . W. H. Finnick, James F. vSteele, president of the Board of Trade. 

Fifteenth Carriage — Councilman (i. IL Carpenter, Councilman C. 
S. Walker, Hon. Eugene Moore, (Mayor of Melrose.), Thomas F. 
^lahoney. 

Sixteenth Carriage — Ex-Mayor John F. Hurley of vSalem, Fred 
O. Welsh, F. M. Harrington, Postmaster Jonh S. Fay. 

.Vuto — Councilman J. F. Hiulew Councilman |. F. Mannion. 
Ed\yard L. Bigelow . 

Auto — Councilman J. B. .Vrchambeault, E\angeliste Beaudreau, 
Judge W. AL Adams, Framingham, J(jhn A. O'Connell. 

Auto — Councilman F. H. Fortier, Councilman .\lfred (i. Beau- 
dreau, T. W. Trow, Hon. Guv Cox, Boston. 

Auto — Coimcilman George E. Bigelow, D. W. Co.sgro\e. Council- 
man vS. E. Churchill, T. J. Fahy. 

.Vuto — Councilman vS. H. Thompson, Councilman E. W. Eadd. 

Auto — Councilman W. D. Eee, Councilman Wesley Holyoke, A. 

D. Gleason. 



432 

Auto — Joliii Urowii, IZdwin Rice. W. R. Withcrlicc. }. !>. Fulk-r. 
Frnnk Knapp. ( incniliL-rs of Marlborough Cornet Ixiiul 1 N(i(). \\ lio pla\ cd 
at the 2()0th anni\frsarv of tlie incorporation. ) 

Member^ of the Le,y;ishitinH' in automoliiles — Hon, Lewis lUuman, 
]>oston ; lion, (ieor^e II. Xewliall, L\ nn : lion. D. E. l)enne\. Wor- 
cester: Rep. F. ( ). r>inerson, Boston: Rvp. T. J. Meat!, Brockton: 
Re}). W'm. (i. (irahani, Lawrence; Rep. Frank H. Pope, George L. 
Dow. I)a\ itl C Ahearn. 

Marllioro iJrass Band. Rolu'rt W. Birch leack'r. '■'<() men. 

John A. Rawlins Post l.'J. (i. A. R., (jeor^e S. Parker, couiiiiander. 

F. C Curtis Camp. .Sons of \'eterans. Capt. William M. Brigham. 

A Co., Pontifical Zoua\es. A. Thi\er!j,e, commander. 

l)i\ision m, A. (). II. . John A. Crattv, ])resident, KM) men. 

(iarde d'llonneur drum corps. Adelard Monte, leiider, 'M) men. 

(iarde d'llonneur. Wilfred \'incent. commander. 10 men. 

vSt. jean Baptiste Society, Joseph Beaudreau. presiilent. l!0() men. 



SECOND ni\"ISl()\. 



Marshal. Charles F. Robinson. 

Staff — Frank Be;in. 1\ Howard Brown, [oseph \i. Warren. ( Teor<;e ^L 
Moore : i^uide. Ro^er Arnold Curtis, dressed in Colonial costumes. 
Worcester Brigade Band, 2'> pieces. Jose])!) 11. Morrisette, leader. 

]\J;irlborou.L;h Fire I )epartment, Charles H. Andiews, chief. lohn W". 
Keane and William ^\. Berr\ , assistants. 
Hose L Capt. l)a\id McDonald, ID men. 
Hose '2. Capt. John E. C'are\. In men. 
Hose 4, Capt. (ieorge II. liall. 10 men. 
Combination. Capt. (leor^e (iriftin, 10 men. 
Hook and Ladder L Capt. Charles V. Berr\-, 10 men. 
Societe Laurier, Aime Rouleau, president, .")0 men. 

Painters' I nion, I'^red A. Moore, .')0 men. wearing;" costumes of white. 

KniL:;hts of Columbus Hoat. repi-esenting- *• TIk' LandiuL^' of Columbus, " 
drawn by biur horses with white co\ (.'ring-s. The scene shows 
Columbus landin<4 on .Sail SaKador with a sword in one hand and 
the iki;j.- of Spain in the other. He is attended b\ nobles ami 
courtiers, and Indians are hidin^^ behind a rock. All were cos- 
tmned in attire of the times in which Columbus w;is such a con- 
spicuous figure. Those who took ]iart in the representation are 
members of the Knights of Colum])us (ilee Club. 



4;^^^ 




4,U 



Float, '' vSii^ning the First Dl-lhI." drawn 1)\ a pair of oxen. ''Fanner" 
Theodore Feiiijile. who was the I'anious ox cart caiulidate iOr 
AhiNor in l'.H)'.i, ch'iv iii^. This included a tepee with rocks and 
trees and pupils of the IIi,L;'h school impersonatin;,;- the ti^ures in 
the pictin"e. "' There were six Indians, three w hite men and two 
s(_|uaws. 

Float, •■ The \'illa^e Choir." which was one of the ^reat features of the 
eiuire da\'. Dressed in old lime costume and with instruments of 
ye olden time, it jiresented a most spectacular a|)]iearance. At 
the conclusion of the parade the choir i^'axe a concert on Main 
street, near L'itv I hdl. 

''Rapid Transit." or old Daniel \\\'l)ster each, called •• ( Jrandj^a's 

Trolley." showetl the method of tra\ ellin^- in 1 7(10. The four 

occupants were tlressed in (dd time costumes, and it was one of 

the worthiest. 

District .Sell )ol. a float tiotten up In' JSupt. (). A. Morton, was a fine 

one. Teacher and pupils at the lono- wooden l)enches. the hiuh ca]5ped 

dunce, the w hi-] erin;^ })U]:»il. in fact the whole scene was pictured most 

natin'allv. 

Peace and Lilierty. 1 (iCiO-l't 1 0. was one of the most beautiful floats 
in the parade. It co\ ered t(nu' ])eriods in historx'. showin;^- the Redmen, 
Puritan, Colonial and I'p to Date, presided o\ er 1)\- I'ncle Sam and the 
Goddess of Liberty. It was a \ er\ loxeh tlispla\". The costumes of all 
the partici])ants l)ein<j in keepin;^- w ilh the period which the\ rej^iresented. 
The decorations were ]jink and Li'i'een. most effecti\el\- arranged, the 
whole hein^- drawn 1)\ six handsome Mack hoj-ses. ( )n the float, an 
orchestra com]:)osed of the following;" \()uni4' ladies rendei'ed deli^'htfld 
music duriuL;- the parade : Misses l>err\-. Hri^ham and Pill of Hudson; 
INlisses Charlton, kvlliott and Carpenter of this citw 

Float, Radium Chd) of .St. Ann's parish. vSouthl)ol■ou^■h. 

'l'all\-ho containing- .SouthhorouLi'li olhcials carr\ in^- a fla'4' that was 
in the ])rocession half a C(.'!Uur\- a^o when MarlhorouL;'!) celebrated its 
2tM)th annixersarv. 

Sudbui'N. ( )ur Motlier Town, joined with us in her ^ood will antl 
had a fine historical exhibition ot "The Minute Men of Sudburw " 
including:; cajjtain, color beaier. standard beai^er. drummers and militia 
men. They carried ei^ht Hint lock ;j,'uns. ei^lit ])ow der horns, three 
wooden canteens, and one old tinder box. all used in the Rexolutioii. 
One relic was a Hint lock L:,un used in the ba'th's of LexiuL^ton and Con- 
cord. Another relic was a (S-foot Oueeii Ann's ^-un shouldered in the 



435 




436 



parade by one of the men. Another carried an old sabre made liv hand 
and liorne liy Captain Ephraim .Stone in the Revolution. Three of the 
old flint locks, one ])o\vder horn and a wooden canteen were loaned l)v 
E. R. Lemon, \\'a\ side Inn. 

^\ estborou^h was represented b\' a talh-ho. 

XorthboroiiL!,h \"eteran Eiremen and hand tub. IdO vears old. Ilazen 
Leii^hton, captain, ."lO men. 

]Marlborouiih Hospital had a float decorated with l..")!)!) poppies; 
red crosses of flowers were conspicuous and ei^ht little misses dressed as 
nurses made an a]:)propriate and interesting- float. The tout ensemble 
was j^otten up with c;reat care and expense. 

Members of Marlborou;_:,li Woman's Club in carriages. Miss 
Dorothy I^righam was dressed to represent the di--trict nurse which the 
clidi pro\ides. 

Float, (icneral Joseph P.ad-er Chapter, D. A. R. Mrs. E. W . 
Riley as Martha Washinj^ton. Mrs. Ered IL Nb)rse tlressed as Betsev 
Ros--. The carriai^e w a^ decoratetl with white antl Idue, the society's 
C(d(jrs. Members of the chapter aided in makini;- prettv the colonial 
effect. The flag carried by General Joseph iJadger Chapter, I). A. R., 
was the State Hag, presented by State Treasurer, Mrs. Chick. The 
pole, which is mounted with a gold eagle, was the gift of Miss Harriet 
A. Dean of Dorchester. This is the first time that the flag has been out 
of the State headc[uarters and the members of the local chaptei- felt sig- 
nalh honored. 

Ladies Relief Cor]5s rode in an open landau which contained four of 
the six charter members. 

Cadet Drum Corps of ir)bo\s with Charles Whitman, leader, made 
the air resonant with their steady tap tap. 

^Llrlborough .Verie, Fraternal Order of Eagles, float, with I'ncle 
Sam. the eagle and other s\inboIs of the order, made a flue showing in 
the parade. 

Marlborough (irange had three lo\el\- floats — one representing the 
lour seasons; Ceres. Pomona, Flora being impersonated; reapers, glean- 
ers, drixers and outriders. This pictured out the work of the organiza- 
tion ; colors, pink, green and white. 

An(»ther float of Marll)orough (irange showetl a picture of ye (jUlen 
time and was under the direction of Mrs. Fred Nichols. The old 
fashioned fireplace, with the utensils and tools used in the colonial period 
together with the dress worn by the participants, was \ ery uni(|ue. 

The new style of farming was shown in two \yagon loads of 
machinery exhibited by Marcus Brown. 



437 




43 S 

Mary A. Parsons tent, I), of \'., was rejM-csrntfd in the procession 
]i\ carria;4'cs containin;4 nicnihrrs of the or;_;:ini/.ation. 

I'nitctl Order of Golden Star tl )at. Thi^ was decorated in yellow 
and white with ^ilt banners of the order. Fi\e hundred small American 
rta<i;s were used to complete the decorations, and the decree staff consist- 
in<4-()f 14 ladies rode on the d(»at in the rohes of the order, making- a \ ery 
prettv picture. 

I lii^-hiand Fraternal Lodne caused applause in a tallv-ho decorated 
with pink chrysantheimnn-- with eiL;ht of the members dressed in white, 
carryinii^ red, white and blue sunshade^, 

French Dramatic Clul>. float, represent in;^ Washinntoii and 
Lafayette. This was ^'lowin^- in cidor with ei;_;ht mounted men tlressed 
in continental costmnes and two footmen, also guards and I'ncle Sam. 
One of the most interestiu'.;' Hoats of the procession, 

Marlborou^-Ji I^od^-e, Knig'hts of Pvthias, Hoat representing- a deo^ree. 
Participants all in handsome regalia. 

Immaculate Conce])tion Court, Mass, Catholic Order Foresters, 
carriages w ith members. 

Ladies Auxiliary, A. O. IL. Hoat representing' C<dumbia and T^rin. 
drawn by three horses. Decorations of white and ^reen with an arch on 
which L. A. O. IL in letters of gold were prominent. Columbia, wear- 
ing- a crow II and i^-rasping the star span^j^led banner, was j^reetin^- 
Erin who also wore a crown and had the h:\vp of Ireland in hei- hand. 
They were siu-rounded with attendants. All of the ladies were attired in 
dresses ol white and wore L:,"reen ties antl sashes. 

Jeanne dWrc Circle Hoat. This l)eautiful Hoat was sil\ei- and wdiite 
decorated with French and American Ha^s. l^i^^ht Noiin^' ladies were 
attendants and Jeanne d'Arc. di-essed in blue with siher shield and 
helmet, and carrying- an impoi-ted spear direct from I'rance. pro\ ed a 
strikini;- feature. 

John Poyle ()'Reilly Council, carriage with members. 

French Artisans, carriaL;es with members carrNing banner. 

Newman Club, \ictoria and horses decorated in lo\elv manner with 
yellow chrysanthemums. Representatives of the club ridin-- and driven 
by Miss Katherine .Sjiau^-hnessy, sister of the MaNor. bl■ou^■ht much 
applause antl lent eclat to the procession. 

Coin-l li, Foresters of America, carriages w ith members. 



THIRD 1)I\ISI()\. 

(Consisting- of Mercantile Floats.) 
Thomas P 1 hn-ley, marshal: staff, Daniel F. O'Connor, Dr, F. L. 



439 




Stc\rns. Dennis K. O'Urlcn. Idlin 1\ Uuin-., L'!i<st(_r 1". Mc(iill: 
;4"ui(U', ).inK's M. Kcanc. 
I'nite'd Shoe MacluncrN Uand. 2.") men. (i. j. Rnujeau. leader. 
I'niied Slme Macliiner\ tloat. consisting- of decorated auto-truck. 

Rice tK: llutchiiis Shoe Co.. three Hoats. I'>ach of the tlu-ee local 
factories of i^ice A: 1 1 ulchins. l lu' Ihl;- shoe manufacturers was represented 
1)\ a rioal. The Curtis factor\ representt'd a model ^\\nv tactor\-. hein^ 
the Curtis faclor\- in miniature. ."lOx lli\'.' teet. \'oun;j,' ladies rode on the 
Hoat. 

'Idle Middlesex fact<ir\" was represented l»y a float in which the 
ISiinute Man and the old time cohhler H;j,'uretl. 

The .\hiin street factorw a massixe shoe containin;^ an entire lamih', 
showing' that the factoi"\' made shoes for father mother, sister, hrother 
and all the other relations. 

I'irst National IJank was represented Iw an auto tru.ck show iu'.; a 
safe de])osit \ault and alarm. 1". L. Claflin. cashier, was on the tloat. 

W. 11. llill. the jdumher. had an adxertisin;^ team, the fom^ side 
sit^iis showiiiL;' a lad\ cooking- o\ er one ol the Ma^^ee raiv^es. which 
rani^'es he has sold for more than -U) \ears. Mr. llill had also a \er\- 
prett\ Hoat drawn In two handsome ;_:,re\ horses hitclKnl tandem. ( )n 
the Hoat was a Iuil^v hell constantK' rin^ini;- co\ ered w ith Sdo piiHc chr\ s- 
anthemums. the whole hun;4' on hea\ \ cross arms on which was lettered 
" RiuL^ini; for W. II llill." The decorations were ^reen with ferns for 
hack^roimd. 

William A. Allen Co., Hoat wa- a most pretty one and decorated in 
;j;reen and white: the L^irls dressed in white and carr\in^' daintx ^reen 
parasols caused much attention. 

The displas of the Burke Dru^Co. included a handsome roadwa^on 
drawn h\ two horses in tandem, with decorated harnesses, and ad\ ertisiii'^' 
his two stores. 

K. F. 1 louL^hton. teams. ( )ne Hoat rej^reseiitint;' a ,n"i"ape arhor under 
which wei'e ladies and children dressed in white. carrNln^- haskets of 
Howers, attracted attention. Another ad\ ertisini;' Muskateer Idoiu' and 
with two mounted men, dressed as muskateers. was i]uc. 

Artiiur C. Lanison. Hoats. His displa\ of hardware and other 
articles in which he is an extensive dealer, attracted fa\orahle comment. 
Vwn wa'4'ons hea\ il\ kulen w ith ids wares was a iioticeahle contrihution 
to the parade. 

The Misses Stexens, florists, had a wa;j,()n artisticalh' decorated w ith 
beautiful ])oinsctttas and ferns. 



441 



lolin P. R(t\\'c-. tc;iin. Tliis had a ^ood disphu' of Regular Flour. 

(jL'or^c F. Hniid. float. IIcTr was a dis])la\- of all his wares, hand- 
soinrh arrani;'L-d on a two-horse lloat suniioiiiitrd 1)\- a Hoi^al piece in red 
and white. h^mployees in white caps and coats. All deserxed the 
applause the\ receixed. 

fames (iolden. Hoat. I'his was n noticeahK' largv fom'-horse Hoat. 
A\'a;j,()n and harness trimmed with crimson ramhler roses. ^V numher of 
Voun;4' ladies tlressed in white added to the pretlv effect and was worthy 
of praise. 

A. T. IIa\nes A: Co., teams. Furniture of the colonial desi;^-n and 
latest pattern formed an attractixe exhihit. heightened as it was I)\- attend- 
ants in colonial costume. 

). f. 1 lanley, team. An intei-estin^- four-horse Hoat containin>4 a 
lar;^e displax of <;i)ods, hardware, paint and pictures. 

IMward C. Minehan, painter, had a neat waj^on trimmed w ith Hags, 
horses decorated with pink roses; li\e girls in different colored dresses 
rode in the team. 

Downey lirothers, three teams. These teams, drawn In dapple 
gre\- horses were well decorated w ith hunting and Ha^^s and displayed 
meats and Hour. They deserxed all the ]iraise thex' receix ed along the 
route. 

John M. Carpenter, Hoat. This xxasa ty])ical representation of an 
Indian x illage scene, with xyigxyams, papooses, s(|uaxx , dog, Indian chief, 
etc. It shoxyed much lahor and ingenuitx and deserxed the man\- 
encomiums receix ed. 

Marlhoroiigh .Stock l'\n-m. Hoats and teams. The Hoat represented 
a mammoth potato, fashioned from xxood, and mounted on adxertising 
displax . I'^mployees and drixers attired in xxhite suits. 

vSherman Laimdry, three teams and Hoat. 'I'xxo laundrx' teams xxere 
decorated, the thirtl carrying hanner. The foiu'-horse Hoat xxas trimmetl 
\yith oxer 1,01)0 red xxhite and hlue ]xiper Hoxxers, and ten prettx girls 
dressed in xyhite aided to make a pleasing effect. 

Ixix' .State Cadets, Drum Cor])s, 1,") hoys, sxyelled the enthusiasm of 
the onlookers. 

I)ax id I larris, marhle dealer's Hoat, \yas a xerx' prettx' one. The 
\yagon xxas trimmed xx ith roses and had Hfteen xoung ladies dressed in 
\yhite xx ith goUl croxx irs and crosses. 

E. II. Fitch, teams. These txyo teams, xxell trimmed, and ci)ntain- 
ing lamhs, pigs and chickens, were es]:)eciallx' interesting to the chiUlren. 

Thos. .S. l^m'ke, piano dealer, team, had a most harmonizing dis- 
play of the ^hlthushek ])iano. 



44^ 

Carl I. .Stevens had a neat single team arranjjjed lu well adxerti.se his 
pluniliin^" business. 

Thomas F. Williams, clothier, called attention with the old 
Lafayette coach (h^awn hy four l^lack horses. The \eliicle was used at 
the dedication of Bunker Hill Mor.ument, June 17. 1 .Si^.'t. and had for 
one of its distint^uished occu]:)anls Lafayette who was the Nation's ^uest. 

Miss Rose King, typewritin<4 on a Boat, showed that she appreci- 
atetl the ad\anta<^e of ach-ertisin^- her business as public stenoi^-rapher. 

F. F, Martin <S: Son had se\eral i^rocery teams stocked hi^h \\ ith 
the best of staple g'ocxls. 

E. E. Weblier, team, was tlecorated and had a display of cakes and 
pies. 

Thomas >L I)ace\ <\: v'-^on, staldekeepers. had an appropriate displa\" 
of a \ya;4"onette decorated \vith bunting" and fla^^s and t\yo lantlaus. 

W. C. I?lake A: Co.. Hoat. which ad\ertised Rvd Men cdlars and 
was drixen by an Indian chief. A ^roup of se\ en little Indian ]io\s from 
the plains and hills of .Sli^i) attracted lots of attention as tlie\- \yere 
carried about the city. The boys were afterwards presented with the 
Lillian suits the\ had \yorn. 

Major V. (i. Taylor, with two team--, well exhibited the Laurel and 
Onward Mour. 

Marlborou;j,h Dye House, a coxered wai^'on. with lamb on top a]:ipro- 
priateb' marked ■• Dxed in the Wool. 

F. (JauNin. Jr.. team and Hoat decorated, and with well matched 
white horses, achertisint;- Fillsl)ur\'s l*^]our. All men were dressed in 
\yhite suits makin;j; a tine apjjt'arance. 

Middlesex Lakin^' Co., a four-horse team, carrxin^- an immense loaf 
of l)read, ad\ ertisin;j; i|ualit\- bread and bakings. 

T. y. Urennan, team lilled with choice potted tLiwers from his 
o-reenhouses, 

(jeorge A. I)\er had a wagon containing a tine selection of chickens 
which pleased the little ftdks. 

Marll)orough Business College float consistetl of a triumj^hal arch 
decorated in \yhite and gold. Minei'xa, the goddess of wisdoui, sat on 
a high golden throne attended b\ maitls of honor. At her feet were t\yo 
flower girls clad in white, and the\' gazed on a scene before them w hich 
represented the adxance in science as applied to business methods. On 
one side of the platform of the float were quaint figures resembling the 
wood cuts of an old counting house clerical force. With c|uill pens and 
parchment they scratched away laborioush . Xext to them were men 



443 

and women operatin;^ t\]TC\vritcrs, addinjj; machines. mime()^ra]:)h and 
other appliances of a modern Inisiness office. Tlie idea of the Boat was 
t(J represent the pro<;ress of trainini^' in efficiency. 

James Gibnev had a well decorated laundr\- waj^on. 

D. W. Cos<^ro\e <S: Co. had an open carriai^e in which members of 
the firm rode. 

b^lmer D. Howe i\: Son of Fair\iew Farm, three exhibits. Two 
milk carts with the ]~)lacards, " The milk that needs no washing-; S cents 
per quart. " A float ha\ inii," two caKes with blue ribbons, three pigs 
with white ribbons and two lambs with red ribbons. The wa^^ons and 
horses were decorated with cre]:)e paper and prominent with the inscrip- 
tion. •• Clean milk makes healtlu' babies. 

AhndboroUL;"h Coal Co. IkuI three teams decorated with Ha^s. 

Bemis IJrothers had a Buick auto of whicli the\ are the Alarlborough 
ai;ents. 

^Vrmour & Co., two teams decorated to show to the best ad\antao'c 
their canned meats and star hams. 

Howe Liunlier Co.. three teams. ( )ne filled with wooden l^oxes 
such as are made in Marlborou;j,ii . another was a load of roofin;^ paper; 
the third was a house, one side showing- cla])boards, shin^'les. double 
doors and blinds, the other side showed the inside finish. ,:\t the back 
were steps and on the front side was a piazza, all of which formed an 
interestin;^- displaw 

C. Riani, two teams. This confectioner certainh' looked cool with 
his ice cream tlispla\ . the white teams and horses decorated with red, 
white and blue buntin;4. The men were dressed in white. 

Frank Reynolds had a mo\inL;' team on which was a vSlud)ert piano 
of our ]:)oiiular townsman, Charles J. McCarth\', which was played all 
throu;j,h the procession. .V man also san^- through a meL;aph<Hie. 

Dart Express Co., one team, decorated with dajL^-s. 



Fourth Dinisiox. 
(Consistino- of ^lercantile Floats.) 

Marshal, G. J. Laplante. 

vStaff, |. ^V. Hou\ ier, Louis Buisson, Fred J. Lesieur, 

Guide, Joseph Beaudry. 

Music, Garde dTIonneur Drum Corps. 

]Morse & Biy;elow, three teams and two floats. (J)ne float contained 

a small countr\- house sm^roimded Iw turf where a miniature lawn tennis 



444 

<4ainc \\;i-~ brin^^ plaxt'd. Tliis acK erti--(.'(l Dcxoc paiiU. The lai"L;e' Hnal 
wa-- ail imitation <>l' a lapanrse pat^'oda drawn bv tOvir handsoniL' li(»rses 
richlv capariM)iicd which elicited imicli apphuise. The whole tluat was 
deciiraled with tiinu--ands of red chrysantheinuius. liehind the railiiii^-s 
helow and in the second stor\- were seated HI prett\' Japanese maidens 
dre----ed in national costumes who ser\ed !-^alada tea. 

New \'ork Cont'ectionerv team wasprettiK' decorated with Ha;_;"s and 
huntiuij;. 

Parsons' >hichiner\- Co. team was a larne four-horse float containing' 
two sole cutlin;4' machines. 

1). W. Powers t^ Co., Hoat. This was su;j,^esti\ e of the Inisiness in 
which Mr. Powers is enii;a<4ed. On the Hoat was a freight car complete 
m e\ er\ detail and filled with all rail coal. The foin" horses were 
attended 1)V j^^rooms in white uniforms and caused much attention ami 
praise. 

Barton A: Morrison, team dri\en hv (jeor<;"e ]M. Morrison, tilled with 
o-roceries. Horse ridden 1>\ C. 1". Parton, attired as a knight, antl ad\er- 
tising Kin^ Arthur Flour. 

Louis Farlev, Hoat. i^icturlnLi,' a com]:)lete hath room, advertised well 
his plumbing" facilities. 

Marlborou<i;h (jrain Co. had two teams, one tilled with t^rain and 
|)oultr\- supplies, the other piled hi^h with (iold Metlal Flour, and with 
\-ounii; ladies dressed in white. the\ ma<le an attracti\(.' exhibit. 

Monument vStpiare Market had a tineb' decorated and unitpie float 
ha\ in'j,' a lart;e pickle at the top to advertise Ilein/e : also 177.') coffee was 
well displayed. 

J. J. Bradlev float was admired b\' all. Two handsome horses drew 
the team rich in the i^'low of peach Idossoms, with hedges and foiu' lar;j,e 
tree--. Xatiu'al ferns and other ^reeiierN' added harmoniziiiL;' color effect 
with vouni;- ladies robed in white. 

White Star, electric laundr\ , 'I'hree team--. ]:)articularl\ conspicu- 
ous with their handsome black horses, white harnesses an<l well decorated 
wagons. 

Fa\"reau <.\: Collette. Hoat, a fine Cou^li S\ru]) displa\-. 

Orient Tea Co.. 11. S. Whitman, team. 

Frecourt & lilanchard had a carriage artistically decorated with JOOO 
yellow chrvsanthemunrs. containin^■ ladies of the firm in picture hats. 
Miss Adams dri\ ing tandem. 

S. L. Churchill had a team containing" a small house to aib ertise his 
])aintin;j; business. 



445 

0. y. vSliortslcex c's had a (k'coratcd team. 

X. II. Ranney, Boat on which cniploxcrs of the firm and hoys 
dressed in Ranne\ "s suits, and a number of httle twirls wearinij,- white 
gowns and carrying pennants rotle. 

Alheric Lacroix Inula team decorated with Hags. 

Lvman School Band of W'esthorough, 40 pieces, Roliert L'hapin, 
leader. 

Pan Hellenic Union. Arthm- l)ada\as, president. 

The Lvman vSchool Band, which headed the Pan Hellenic Inion, 
had applause galore all alongthe route. The little fellows certaiidy were 
a great featin"e in the procession. 

Xoel cS; La])ierre, large team, decorated with .Ml dozen artdicial 
tiowers, which was \erv attractive; also hacks containing Pi clerks, all 
of which made a fine exhibit. 

1. P. L'Ecu\er. team well decorated. 

Lake Williams Ice Co. float, handsomely decorated in red and white 
poppies, was a \er\- ap]:)ro]:>riate and 1)eaiitifid display in which an Arctic 
bear on ice floats flgured. Little Esquimaux boys were sitting aroimd 
the ice cakes. 

K. P. Longle\-, team of printed boxes ad\ertising the business. 

(ieorge R. Hall <S: Co., three floats and one team. One fom'-horse 
float represented a complete bathroom w ith rmining water, shower Inith, 
etc. : another had an immense sprinkler surrounded In' ]:)ails etc.. to 
ad\ertise sheet metal, and the third float had a (ilenwuotl range with gas 
attachment with the words. "Don't l)lame the cook ; get her a (xlen- 
wood. '" ( )n the other sitle of the range was a large old brick flreplace 
with andirons, kettle, etc., and the date \i\i\0, showing the difference in 
cooking aj^paratus of old time and present. 

C. H. Landr\ . team advertising Pillsbury Flotu". Cookies were 
made and thrown out which pleased the yoimg people. 

W. K. Nichols' float represented a nice little ice cream parlor with 
parties being ser\ ed at a talde. Decorations yellow and white. 

Louis Houde, team acKertising Tiffany Hair Tonic. 

Crown Confectionery Co., team prettily decoratetl w ith flags and 
flow ers. 

The Singer vSewing Machine Co. luul a float representing parlor 
sewing. ►Samples of the machines sold by the company. 

Phillias Lesieiu-, team arranged to make a good display of Chinese 
starch. .V niunber of voimg men dressetl in Chinese costume added to 
the effect and recei\ ed much praise. 



446 

F. A. Wheeler had a Moxie auto ach ertisiiii;- the faxorite ch-ink. 
W heeler Express Co., se\ en teams, decorated with fla^s aiu 
luintin^-. 

Lake A\'illianis Ice Co., Hnc teams. 



At the conclusion of the parade came the Nhuor's dinner to the 
GoNernor at the (Jleason House which was one of the hap]i\ incidents of 
the day. 

At the same time i^uests of thecitvof Marlborou^-h were ser\ ed with 
a buffet lunch hy J. Henry Gleason at Knights of Columbus Hall. The 
officers and soldiers of the .Sixtii Regiment were ])ro\ ided with a lunch 
at the State .\rmor\ on Lincoln street. 

1\\() hundred and fifty quests of the Lniletl .Shoe Machiner\- Com- 
]xuiy were ser\ed dinner in A. (). IL hall. Harris S. Cann. the local 
manai^ei", w as toastmaster and perforuKnl his duties in a 'gracious manner. 
Among tliose present was ex-Senator Frout\-, of vSpencer. a well known 
and prosperous shoe manufacturer. ]\Ir. Prout\ is Cci \ears old. but is in 
full bloom of healih with not an inlirmit\' to boilu'r him. He recenth' 
won a walking match from .Spencer to Worcester in which a man of his 
o\\ n age was second liest. "Mr. Prout\- made a hit at the gathering. 

The United .Shoe Machiner\- Co. did much to make the celebration 
a success and jNJanager Cann certainl\- did his part to make it pleasant 
for e\er\l)odv nimibered in the guest list. 

Without the j^resence of the Lnited Shoe Machiner\- Co. there 
would ha\e been something missing in the celebration. Its band was 
one of the best musical organizations that has e\er \isited this cit \- and 
the laxish manner in which the\ entertained was a i-e\ elation to .\hirl- 
borough people. The guests represented the follow iug tow ns ami cities: 
Col. Fred G. King, Ed. Cox. IL M. Essclin of the order department, 
George H. \'ose of the Be\erly factor\ , W. H. Carricow, leader of the 
band: C. T. C:ihill, the cle\er advertising man: George S. Caswell, v*-^. 
W Howard, (ieorgi' Daniels, formerh' of the Marlborough Awl and 
Needle Co., M. ISrock of l)oston. Others came from Fro\ idence, 



4^7 

Keene. X. IT., Xorth Adams, Worcester, Spencer, North Grafton, 
Westhorou-h, Ilopkinton, North BrookfieUl, Ware, Brockton, Whitman, 
Cocliituate, Webster, Milfortl and Ilolliston. 

^Vt noon another sahite of 21 <;-uns was tired hy Battery B). 



Afternoon Exercises on Hioh vSciiool Common. 

The presiding- officer was Judge J. W. McDonald, wlio after the 
openin;4 selection l)v the Marlhorou;j;h i^and. introduced the Most 
Rev. Archlnshop. William II. ( )'Connell. of B>oston, who offereil the 
followiiiL;- heautifvd prayer: 

••() Thou, who ill eternal majestv sittest enthroned amid the glory 
of heaven, hear, we heseech Thee, the voice of Thy creatures raised to- 
day in henediction and jiraise for the blessings which ha\e descended 
upon them from Th\- merciful Bro\ idence. Father of all, here united in 
Thv Il(d\ Name, deign to accept our grateful thanksgi\ ing for the pros- 
perity, the health, the industry, the harmony of hearts which ha\ e com- 
bined as rixulets to form the noble ri\er of this city's growth and 
progress. Thev are all Thv gifts. Breserve them even as Tliou hast 
gi\en them, that Tin' goodness luay be known l)y all who enjoy them, 
and that as all here ha\e partaken of them, so may all unite in loving 
and adoring Thee. Lord Jesus Ciirist, Sa\iourand Redeemer of the 
world. Thou who didst die for lo\e of mankind, make us united in the 
Hrm bond of brotherhood, in the strong tie of Thy charity. The rich 
and the ])o( r, the emidover and the laborer, all are In-ethreii in Thee, 
Fill e\ery heart with ju'ace and ]xitience. that no en\ y or jealousy of a 
passing differerice in place or station may e\ er di\ ide us, l>ut that we 
may be strongh" united in the hope of Thy eternal low which alone is 
true riches and glorw IIolv vSpirit of God, rest above this fair city, that 
b\- Tin- light all ma\ be illumined — that the eyes of all ma\- behold the 
]:)alh of dut\ , of law and of good citizenship. Teach us by Thy DiNine 
wisdom the road of true progress. Help us to restrain oursehes from 



44-^ 

whatt-'\cT injures niiDllKT: nid us to lalmr for the common ^'ood. 
I<-C'mo\e from the hearts of men all hitter ])assi()n and \ain contention, 
and lead us to the hlesscd enjoyment of peace with one another now and 
hereafter. lUesswc hcseech Thee. () Lord, the President of this oui- 
dear country, the (ioxernor of this state, the Maxor of this cit\ and all 
w ho dwell herein. In Thy law" alone is safetw in Tin' power alone is 
stren;4th. Ilimihly we acknowledge Thee as our h^ternal Kiiv^'and from 
our hearts we say — Our Father who art in I Iea\ en. hallowed he 'Idi\- 
name. Thy kin^'dom come. Thy will he done on earth as it is done in 
Ileaxen. (ii\'e us this day our dail\- hread. and forL;i\e us our trespasses 
as we for^-ixe those who trespass a^'ainst us. And lead us not into 
temptation, hut deliver us from e\ il. Amen. "' 



At tlie conclusion of the prayer. Jud-e James \V. McDonald 
deli\ered the following- stirring- address, which was listened to with 
the closest attention l)y the hir^-e concourse of people: 

" Invited (hicsts^ Ladies and (jeiitleiiiei/^ and Fell o-iv Citizens: 

I he proj^ram hrin^s us to the commemoratixe. literarv exercises 
of the day. w liich ha\e heen auspicioush' and ai>])ropriatel\- opened h\- 
prayer hy I lis (jrace. Archliishop O'Connell. 

•• I he hrilliancy ot the morniiiL;- sunrise hreakint;- throii-h the clouds 
which ha\e lowered for nearly a week, tilled us with joxous anticipations, 
which ha\e heen more than realized as the well-planned e\ents of the 
day ha\e passed hefore us in appropriate, orderly and splendid arra\ . 

"Didl, indeed, must lie the imagination, and cuV\ the patriotism, 
which tads to respond to the spirit of the da\-. and I can assure \-ou that 
I enter upon the dischar-^-e of the simple duties of the time-honored posi- 
tion of presidino- olf^cer of this ^-reat ^atherin-- deepK impressed with the 
si^-niticance of the occasion. 

•• ( )ur thouo-hts turn to the e\ ents of two hundred antl tiftv vears at;-(), 
when a .uroup of hraxe men and nohle women departed froui Siulhury 
plantation to estahlish their homes in the wilderness. \\\- ean see them 
from some elevation ^'a/in-- u]-)on the ])rospcct which ahoimded in 
wooded hills, fertile \ales and \erdant meadows, all crow ned with folia-v 
shimmering- in the sim. --ixin-- lair promise to the explorers of ahundant 
har\ests and plentifid timlier. 

'• \\ e are HUed with admiration for the enter]:)rise and the courage of 
those men and women w ho came here to found a communit\- wherein 
their dream of ci\il and reli-ious lihertv should l)e realized— w here thev 



449 

could plant the sct'd which, under their fostering- care, fructified into 
the ideals of ^Vuierican ci\ iH/ation, 

^'They l()\ed order; tiiey respected justice; the\- were liome-liuihl- 
ers, and fostered e\erythin^- that made for the liouie and adorned the 
Hreside. 

'• vSurrounded as we are hy modern C(>n\ eniences. with lines of 
electrical communication radiating- to e\ ery distant point, it is difficult for 
us to fully realize how entirely isolated these ]X'ople were when tlie\- 
established their homes in the wildernes-, on the borders of the plantation 
of the Indians, and almost within an ari'ow 's fj'^ht of their wiL;-wams. 
(.)n this plot where we are assembled they laid otit their plantation, and 
proceeded to le\el the forests nnd cidti\ate the huuh 

•• At the \ery beginning;-, the settlers raised on this site a house for 
di\ine worship, and aroimd it clustered their simple dwellin-s, ;uid in 
}onder cemetery, lunin^- fouj^ht the L;-ood flight. the\ were laid ;iwa\. 
There they sleep imdistm-bed by the hurr\- and bustle of modern acti\ it\'. 
But the memories of their stru^L;ies and sacrifices, and the exemplifica- 
tion in their lixes of the Xew" iMi-iand spirit of self-reliance and 
indi\idual initiative will I.l' jyunted out to futm-e j^enerations lon^ after 
the tombstone^ w hich mark their ^raxe- lv.i\e crir.nbled into dust. 

^' Marlliorou-'li continued to be a typical Xew" I-^n-land farmin!4- 
comniimity of An^lo Saxon liiieaj^e imtii the close of the second centin-\- 
of its existence. Then bej^-an the change wrought Iw immi;4ration which 
by <^-radual sta^'es, transformed the old Puritanical haudet into a cosmo- 
politan town. 

'•The arrix al of the immiL;rant was timel\-. The ^-reat staple industrv 
which ha.s contributed more than any other factor to the material 'growth 
of Marlborou^■h was in its infancy, and its rapid -rowth had outnm the 
nati\e su[)]dy of labor. The needs of the manufacturers furnished an 
op]:)ortunity for the new comers, and thev soon demonstrated their 
adaptability antl capacit\-. 

•• Under the asdmilatin-- influences of American institutions, the old 
distinctions ha\e disappeared, and all. reu.ardless of lineage, are standing- 
side by side as fellow -citizens and neij^hbors. nuituallv contributin'j; to the 
development and prosperity of our citw 

'•The record for the past Hfty years of industrial, material, social and 
civic achievement has been a notable one. The original factories have 
been supplanted by mammoth establishments turnin^■ out vearly millions 
of manufactured products for distribution, not oidv throughout the Tnion 
but to every civilized country, and pro\ idin-- emjdovment for additional 



45 o 

tliou-^amU and ci )i-rc'N|)i)ii(linL;l\- iiicrcu'^in^' llic circulalioii and dislriliiitii)n 
of wealth, and affording' opportuiiit \' for allied luisincss eiitcTprises. 

••Our streets and hig^hwaNs are not excelled in the State. Within the 
last thirt\' \'ears a splendid swsteni ot waterworks, and a s\steni of sewer- 
age ha\e heen installed, a L'it\' Hall. lliLi'Ii Sehool, Puhlie Idhrarv. Fire 
and l*olice .Statii>ns. and other jiuhlic structures, each ot tlu'in models of 
con\enience and thorouuh construction. ha\e luen erected at an ex]:)endi- 
tiu"e of millions. e\"er\ dollai' ol which was ajiplied to its le^'itimati' 
ohject. 

•• We point to oiu" well-lighted streets, to our churches, schools, 
comfortable dwelling's, happ\ homes, and orderK' and law -respectin;4' 
commimitv, and mindful of the L^lorious past, still helie\e that the record 
of achiexement has heen a sjilendid one, and that its cnntem])lation on 
this anni\ersar\' will hi-in!4' f" t'l*-' miinicipalit\ a quickening- of puhlic 
spii'it and renewed dex'otion to her institutions and consecration to her 
ser\ ice. 

•• • IIapp\' the i:)eo]ile, ' sa\s the historian, • wIk^ can look upon the 
woikof their fathei's, and trom within their heart ot hearts pronounce it 
t4"<)od." Such is the judj^inent of ]iosterit\ for which we hope and will 
strive to merit. Let us then emulate the enerL;\- and couraj^e, and 
]:)ractice the \ irtues of the founders, and as the\ hra\el\ dischari^ed the 
duties of their daw so let us meet the responsibilities of our dav, seeking;- 
onl\' truth and justice, and devotion to the welfare and ]iro--perit\' of our 
lieloved cit\'. 



M;i\-or ]o!in |. .ShauL;hness\- beiny; introcUiced was ^-reeted with 
lou 1 applause. His addre-s of welcome was as follows: 

•• The cpiarter millennium which we celebrate todav carries u.s back 
■i.")() vears and means much in the historvof our citv. our statt- and our 
nation. When we pause to consider this pei'iod ol our existence and 
contrast the past with the ])re-ent. be^innin;,^" w ith the coiKpiest of the 
wilderness in \hv bii-th of our municipality, and when w c recall how 
Alarlb(jroiigh welcomed the hrst settlers on our \ ir^in soil, and the hard- 
shi])s and privations that surrounded that welcome, we ha\e reason to 
feel elated o\ er the progress she has since made and the distinction of 
this occasion. 

••Anxious as the jieople of .Sudburv were to obtain a L^'i'anl from oiu' 
(ieneral Court to settle on the fertile flehls of Marlltorou::;!! that were at 
tliat time inhabited In the savage Indian, thev foimd man\ unwelcome 
obstacles and difficulties that the\ did not anticipate. vScarceh had the\- 



451 



estal)lislR-(l thcii- churcli. allotted thfir lands and launched forth to associ- 
ate themseUes as nei^-hhors to the a^ol■i^■ines. when the uj:)risin^- of these 
nati\'es. who were roused h\' Kiii'j.- Philij:). soon launched them into a 
most cruel and terroi'i/.in^- war with th ise cratt\ and treacherous warriors. 
• Wdieii this ujirisiivj,- was suhdued, after many hardships and jirixa- 
tions. Marlborough a^ain welci>med pL'ace and prospi^rity and started 
a^-ain undaunted to restore her destro\eil church and dwellings, and 
]>ra\ed to her just Creator for the safe d.'li\erance of her citizens from 
this wanton destruction, and this pra\er with its sincerity and earnest 
appeal was no doul't heard, and with the excejnion of an occasional 
imasion durini^- the h'l-ench and Indian wars. Ahirll)orouL;,h with her 
picturesque hills, fertile soil, beautiful lakes, \erdant meadows and 
\-allevs rich w ith xe^-etation. jxistiu'es Idled w ith herds of fat cattle and 
her orchards ladened w ith fruit, enjoyed jx-ace and ha])]:)iness for some 
time. 

•• l>ut before this prospjritx' had far adxanced, the yoke ol oppres- 
sion, which was not welcomed b\- the people of ,\hirlborou'j,]i. and which 
was e\ en more exacting' than that suffered in .\hn-|borouL;h ot the mother 
countrw from where uunnof the tirst settlers mi^'rated to better their 
condition, had become unbearable, and afti'r a hundred years of the 
existence of the muincipalitx . its citizens foi' their necessary protection 
ojxady sanctioned new theories of L;<)\ernment that afterwards liecame 
establislied laws. The descendants of the original settlers were anxious 
on account of the exactions of the mother country to welcome any alter- 
nati\e that would reliexe them from such unnecessary burdens and 
exactions, and it was with this patriotic spirit that >hn-lboroUL;-h welcomed 
the Re\()lution and the peace and jirosperity that came with the Declara- 
tion of Inde]:)endence. Therefore, the history of .Nhissachusetts, of New 
Enj^land and of America is the history of >hn-lIioroui4-h as she was closely 
identified with. e\ er\ mo\ement for adxancemeiit at that time, and always 
resented an\- unreasonable encroachments b\ the Hritish ^oxernnient. and 
was readw with the town of IJoston. with C<uicortl and with Lexin;_:,toa 
to resent the adxancement of the forei'j.n foe. Xo d'ory was allowed to 
be sheltered within her confines, and she w ith the state and the nation 
welcomed the dawn of a new goxei nment. We deli^'ht to recall tiie 
deeds and honor the memor\- of such ))atri()tic people as li\ed in our 
town durin^■ those \ears of unrest and anxiety. 

••After the Rexolution. .Nhudborouj^h with the state and tlie nation 
aj^-ain welcomed peace and prosperity, and under the independence of the 
nation, the state and the municipality, her limited water iM-i\ilei;es were 



45^ 

soon utilized and shoes were manufactured in many places within her 
borders. Her fertile fields and orchards liccame dotted with manufactur- 
lu'^ estahlishments. and with the--e industries came n"en from the Bri; {nIi 
Isles, from Canada and Acadia, who established themselves here and 
who were made welcome bv Marll'orouiih as desirable pecjple to fill the 
rec|uirenients of the Ini-^x hi\e^ nf industr\- in her midst, Marketl 
ad\ anceuient was made in these industries bt'tw een the date of her inde- 
pendence and the celel)rat;()n of her l)i-centennial, when Marlborough 
welcomed the 20()th birthdax of her existence and celebrated with pomp 
and ;4reat display that notable e\ent of her ad\ancement. During all her 
earl\- life, ^hlrlborou^•h was a farming communit\-. and although the 
passage of time has established the manufactures, mechanics and the dif- 
ferent forms of industries, the farming industry has also continued to 
prosjier, and the descendants of the earh settlers still continue to till the 
soil their fathers worked, and Ahndborough welcomes this rra of success 
among her farmers and her manufacturers. 

•• Soon after the celebration of her 2(M)th birtluUn', Marlborough was 
called upon to assist the nation in eliminating from our midst another 
form of oppression under the guise of sla\ er\ . Iler long list of heroes 
shows for itself that Marlborough sanctioned this humane step that was 
necessar\' to be taken at that time, and she abo wrlcomed the peace and 
unit\ of states that ]ire\ailed after those of her bra\e heroes who had 
sin'\i\ed had retiu'iied with honor to Marlborough, to the state and to 
the nation. She is proud of the part that her heroes took as ]:)ioneers in 
the Rexolution and in the L'i\il W ar. vShe is proud of the sons and 
daughters of ^larlborough who are here present to celebrate her ^TjOth 
birthday. 

"To those wdio ha\ e come from without her confines, she extends a 
heart\' welcome and she ho]ies to lie able to show them toda\' that those 
who ha\e remained in the good cit\- of Marlborough, with those who ha\e 
come to reside within her liouiuls. ha\e fostered unsullied the ]-)rinciples. 
praxers and aspirations of the original settlers. vShe also welcomes today 
the citizens of her parent town Sudhur\ and those of her three children, 
Westboi-ough. vSouthborough and Hudson, and lu'r grandchild. North- 
borough, and wishes them imi)<)unde(l pros])erit\-. 

" To His Excellency (io\ernor lOben ,S. Draper, of Massachusetts, 
to His Grace Archbishop William H. O'Comieli. of Boston, to the 
members of our State Legislature, our National. State and Ldimty 
ofhcers, to the chief executives of our sister cities and to all of om^ in\ ited 
guests. T. as ^hlyor of Marlborough, bid you a most cordial welcome. 



453 




GOVERNOR EBEX S. DRAPER 



The prc'Nidenr of the tla\- tlieii iiitroiUiCL'.l ( J )\ eriior Eben vS. Draper 
with an appropriate speech, an;l his excellency f )r the second time dur- 
ing;- the (la\- was i^reeted with tumultuous a]^]:)lause. lie then made his 
second speech of the da\- from the same platfoi-m. lie ohserxed that his 
audience was not as j^-ood looking;', nor could it sin^- as well as the little 
ones he had spoken to pre\iousl\-. which elicited a hearty lau^di. llis 
excellency then said : 

^' I knew Mr. Hamlin would tell \ou about the history of Marlho- 
rou<xh. anil if he didn't. I knew your mayor would. He has done so. 
hut I myself ha\e become interested in in\ esli^atiuL;' Marlborouu;h"s his- 
tory, and Hnd in it some remarkable things. I confess I was sm-prised 
to Hnd how distin;4uished a town it is and has been, and ought to be in 
the future. 

"• Its warlike troubles began w ith King Philip's war. During all 
the succeeding disturliances of state and national life, it contributed 
monev and blood. This was i)articularl\' true in the Re\olution, when 



454 




LIErTEXAXT-(i()\i:R\()R LOL IS A. FROTIIINGI I AM. 



Marlliorou^h t^axc tn the states its h.-st liloixl tor the stirting of the new- 
nation, ^'our Ci\ il War record is equalK tine. 

•• Two thinii;s .struck nie as si^iiiticant in Nour historw As <j;o\ ernor. 
1 am interested in haxin^- our tanners raise l>etter apples, and I found to 
my surprise that the Indians who preceded the white men in this state, 
raised apples. When the founders of MarlhorouL^h came here, the 
Indians had apple orchartls. 

"In 177<) to '77, Marlhorou^h issued jjaper nione\ , called pound 
notes, worth twenty shillings, or in modern mone\-. ti\e dollars. In 17^1 
to 'S2 the town bejgan to pav its debts. These ])oun(l notes had become 
so common thev were worth but six cents each. Can \<)U imagine how- 
many of them would be necessary to p-Av ymw debts as a cit\' now- .- 

" .\ perusal of vour history brought me a pen jiictiu'e of the suffer- 
in<j;s and trials of your earb settlers and the hardships thev had to bear 
in the Re\ olution. 

•• I come here as governor of .Massachusetts to g'i\ e m\" sanction and 
presence to this occasion in one of our large towns at her two lunnlred 



455 

and liitirth anni\ cT'-arx . MassacluiM'tts nuMiis much ti) nic and von. 
\\'c arc ni)t ^Tcat in territory, in products ot tlic soil which enrich so 
inan\ other states, l)ut we are ^reat in the care we take of our citizens 
and chiUhx'n. 

''You who li\e in Nhissachusetts little realize the .u;it"ts you enjoy, 
^'ou ha\e the hest jilace in \yhich to li\e there is on (jod's ^reen earth. 
\t>\\ \\n\v hettei" adxantaj^es for education, and the permission to worsliip 
as you desire. ^'et law and order are respected in Massachusetts, as 
indeed they must he if you are to ha\e true liberty anywhere. Marl- 
horou^h is a i)art of Ahissacluisells, and I am proud of it and for what she 
represents. 

•• Ahiy \()ur future he as \'oiar past. Ma\- ^^assachusetts and Marl- 
horouL;h l;-o on in the future and achie\e L;i-eater place in historx' than 
they ha\e e\en in the past. \l:\\ we all helj:) to put Massachusetts, oiu- 
helu\ed state, in the best place she has e\ er occupied. '(iod sa\e the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts." " 



Ma\or John T. Cou^hlin of VaU Ri\ei-, president of the Nhuors' 
Club of Ahissachusetts. was introduced, and discussed the ]:)rol)lems of 
municipal i;'i_)\ ernment in an eio pient address, from which we ^[uote : 

•• I desire to congratulate the L^ood people of Marlltorou^ii on the 
celebration of the two and half centuries of its growth and prosperity. 
I am Ncry L:,"lad to brin^- you the ^reetinti.'s of the sister cities of the state, 
and I'\dl Ri\er, where history is not so replete with \'ears. l)ut whose 
wonderlul growth and acti\'it\- redounds to the credit and benefit of the 
w hole ci immonwealth. 

■• It is but natural that in celebrating- the e\ent of the foundation of 
an ancient town, and a comparati\ el\ modern cit\' of our slate, our minds 
should turn to the \ ital (piestions which the life of a numicipalit\ has to 
face. There aie more demands and a t^realer \ariet\ of different problems 
facing' a modern cit\ than e\'er were dreamt of in an ancient Xe\y Eng- 
land town. A da\ would suffice. formerl\-. to deal with appropriations 
for hit;hw a\ s, schools, public buildings; and new projects, outside of 
town hall, schools and wa\"s, were rather seldom met. 

" In modern cities e\ er\- da\ in the \ear. excludiuL;- ,Sunda\s and 
holida\s, we are meeting- with conditions tlemandinn' the closest attention 
of public otHcials. 

"The local n'oNernment is the one that is the nearest to the people 
and in which the\- ha\e the most direct concern; it is therefore of the 
utmost interest that there should be in each modern citv. as in towns, for 



45 6 

ihal nintter. a close relation l>c't\\c'c-n business men and the municipal 
l;'o\ ernuient." 



I'Jmer I). Howe read the toll(.\\in^■ original poem, written fur the 
oceasioi) In Miss Martha Ames of (Jlen street : 



OrviciNAi. Poi.M \:\ Miss MAiiriiA L. Amks. 



Again the swift 1\- eiiTlini; \ear'- ha\e hrniiivhi 

Our gloi-inus anni\ crsarx . In thoui;lit. 

\\'e of an olticr ^^oncration see. 

Across tlic hqisc of lialf a cfntiirw 

That hi'ight June morning- liftv vears agonc, 

As fair a liay ■• as e'er the sun shone on." 

^^'hen. answering to tiieir honored mother's call. 

The \ast assemblage eame. 'I'o one atitl all 

She gave a roval weK'ome: e\cn as no^\'. 

With lift\ ail'Jed \ears upon hjv brow. 

With all the changes whieli those \ears ha\e wrought, 

Witii all tlie joys and soia-ows the\' ha\e brought. 

To tho>e who to hei' festival have t'oine. 

Again oki Marlboi-ough bitls vou ••Welcome Home I" 

Rich in historic memories is she. 
On many a moss-grown rock and hoarv tree; 
On her fail" lake, upon whose shelving shore 
The retl man's wigwam stooil in da\s of vore: 
On whose clear waters, ••deeplc, darklv blue," 
Glided, with silent grace, the swift canoe: 
On ancient dwellings, wisely built to last, 
\\'e I'eaii t lu' thi-illing annals of the past. 
llovv. year by year, those harilv sons of toil 
Wrested a living from the i-ockv soil. 
And what was then a competence acc|uiretl, 
I>y woman's influence aidetl and inspired. 

As time woi'e on. tine lields ami gardens fair. 

The llocks anil herds. IJH'ir simple wants su)iiilied: 

.\nti spriirging up around them, here ami there. 

Churches and scliools became their i-are anil pride. 

But the low miittei'ings ot the tlistant stoi-m 

Nearei" and nearei" came: each shallow v form. 

Each rumor ol a savage people, stirreil 

By real or fancy wi-ongs. w hich oft were hearil. 

With a vague terror tiUetl the hearts of men. 

Whii'h reachetl their feai t ul culnu'nat ion w lu-n 



457 




MISS MARTHA L. AMES 

Morning- ilawncd in all its niorv. 

• Like a crownctl and sccptcrcd kini;'. 
Countless \oiocs told the story 

Of the soon-returnini;- sjirinii-. 
Birds throuyh fields etheral soaring'. 

Brooks from Winter's chains set free. 
San^. as if their souls out-iiourinij;. 

In a io\ous melody. 

Hut a strangle forehoding cliiUness 
Fell on hvnnan hearts that day. 

Minnlino- with the Sahhath stillness. 
As they met to praise and pray. 

15ut with ]-)VU-pose lirm and steady. 
The familiar paths they trod: 



45« 



For the liour ol i-oiitlict r(,'acl\ . 

Came tlie\ to the house of Cnd. 

All arouiul Ihein deeds of liarkness 

l!y tile eiaiel foe were done. 
'■ .Miiriieiei.1 h\ ve t i-eaeherous Indians."" 

Near them slept hra\e 1 1 iitehinson. 
Not vet had the tTownintj hoiToi- 

Fallen on W'atisu orth's fated hand: 
lint the tones of ^rief and soi-|-o\\ 

Oft were heard t hrounlioul the land. 

Scareelv liad IIk' re'x (.'i-eiui pastor 

Asked pi-oteetion from on hi>_;h 
Of their i^raeious Lord and Master. 

\\ hen there eame the waiaiin^ cvy : 
'■ l''lv ! the Indians are upon us 1 " 

Oh : the terror of that hour ! 
" (iod in Hea\en. ha\e mere\ on us: 

Sa\e us hv thv soxereiL^ii jiower."' 

They were saved: the Loi\l rememhered 

All his faithful Hoek that da\. 
Hut. alas! the savai^e wari-ioi-s, 

L'heatetl of their human pi-e\ . 
Burning- with revenue and hatred. 

'J'o their work remorseless fell. 
Piled tlestruetion on tk-sti-ui-fion 

Like a huriieane of hell. 

Oh I it was a fearful entlin<;- 

Of the holy Sahhath day. 
To hehold the fires aseendiuLC. 

Homes and houses swept awa\ : 
^'ears of jiatient. wear\ lalior 

Rendered futile. \ain and void: 
E'en the saered temple spared not, 

l>ut hy ruthless hands destroyed. 

We in homes securely ilwellin<;- 

Scarcely now can realize 
All the i)eril. pain and tlani,rer 

Which those ilistant da\ s comjirise. 
But the Lorti was witli His people 

Through the tempest fierce and Ion"-; 
From that furnace of allliction 

L'ame forth hei'oes hra\ e and sti'on^. 

Peace came at last : tlie cruel liand ot war 

For a brief time was stayed. Ilojie's i^uidin^ star. 



459 

Though oft bv clouds obscured, still braxcly sbouc. 
For Marlborough's ruiiK'tl homes were still her own. 
With tireless energy anil laith sublime. 
These stuixh pioneers of olden time 
Again their modest dwelling-places reareti : 
xVgain the temple of the Lord appeared. 
Thev knew in whom thev trusted, and llis aid 
In storm ami stress a constant refuge made. 

Thus Marlborough in strength and wisdom grew. 

Her fair \(iung daughters, now so widely known 
As West borough. Sout liborough. Xorthborough. lluiison, too, 

From the home domicile had not yet tlown. 
Her man\ farms whose rich and fertile soil 
With ]-ilente()Us harvests crowned the laborer's toil 
Her tiark-brown fields, in early spring-tini.^ seen 
Contrasting with the ;neadows' \i\iil green: 
Her noble elms in all their pi'oud array. 
Perchance the same that we behold to-day: 
And. high among the hills, her matchless lake — 
All these a picture of rare beauty make. 

I5ut e\er and anon, ilark ruuKii's came. 

Of homes destro\ed by the tlcNouring tlame • 

Of children wlio, from parents rudely torn. 

Into the far (^'anadian wilds were borne: 

Of a lone maiilen mercilessly slain 

Bv treacherous Indians on the unguarded plain; 

Of one who gained his fi-ee'tiom by his skill. 

Building the lirst Canadian water-mill. 

Whose nvnuerous descendants nobly bear 

His honored name, and in his honors share. 

In time the long war closed. Peace settled down. 
.V welcome guest, o'er our belo\etl town. 
Her people, weary of the cruel strife, 
Again took up their customary life: 
With hearts luulaunteil. hastened to restore. 
As best tlie\ might, their blighted homes once more. 
And well dill they succeed. F\en yet we see 
The nian\ traces of their industry. 
In the ilixiding walls of ponderous strength, 
(^f niassixe niasonr\' and tiresome length: 
In the fair orchards where in childhood's hovn-s 
We gathered fruit anil played among the tlowers : 
In well-built houses, sound and tirm to-day. 
Though near two centuries ha\e passed away 
Since first they rose, with true colonial pride, 
F'acing the sunnv south whate'ei' betide. 



460 



No palace hall more pleasant couki ha\ e been 
Than the ureal East i"ooin. alwavs foiinci therein. 

Then came the conflict with the mother lantl. 

^\tter oppressions patient h endvu-eci. 
I'pon this truth the penjile took their stand. 

That what can"t he endured must e'en he cured. 
In the lonij. deadh" struggle that ensued. 

()ur Marlhorout;h soldiers well their huriiens bore ; 
With earnest faith and conscious I'ectituile 

'l'he\ labored till the \vear\ strife was o'er. 
We. their descendants. i;ratefull\' to-da\', 
Our tribute of respect ami honor pu.y. 
ForgettinLj not the deeds of \alor done 
At Concord. Bunker Hill ami Lexinijton, 
At Crown Point. Benninsjjton and \'alley For^e, 
At Princeton. Sai-atoija and Lake (jeori^e. 
'■ Conquer or die I " their motto: be it ours. 
When fisfhtini;' other more elusi\e powers. 
To keep their noble recoixl still in mind. 
Ami in its truth om- inspiration tind. 

The louii' war endeil: then a breathing space 

Ga\e ample time for needed renoxations. 
I'he great stone chinme\ s mostl\- then ga\e place 

To smaller ones of bi-ick. I>\ slow gradations. 
Rooms, guiltless hitherto of paint ahd plaster, 

Now in their gala dress resplendent shone. 
Most noted in this work was jirown. the Master, 

A skilful mason, well and wideh known. 

The great East room was still its owner's jiride : 

A " Barber"' clock one coimer occu)iietl. 

A wee bird with an e\e that ne\ er sleeps. 

High on tile dial still its \igil keeps. 

The vellow" paintetl floor, as well we know, 

Reflected back the firelight's i-heerful glow: 

The diamond panes, which once were thought so fine, 

Had given place to large ones. se\en by nine. 

Through which the welcome sunlight, all the year. 

In generous measure, came to bless and cheer. 

Alike in summer's heat, winter's cnld. 

''Grandmother's room" a special charm doth hokl. 

Just fift\' \ears ago our ani'ient tow n 

Obseiweil her bi-centennial festi\al. 
Within one \ear. dark clouds had settled liow n 

O'er oiu" belo\ed countrv. like a jiall. 
The gathering storn) in all its fury burst. 

The \outhful hosts weie summoned to the frav ; 



461 



Ours was a land h\ Sla\er\ accursed 

Ami ^\ c tlic awful pcnalt\' nuist pa\ . 

Ah I who that h\cd then cNcr can f(_>rget 

The pain anci sorrow ot tliose tiavs long past .' 

In menior\ "s tahiets they are tirnii\- set. 

Never to Ix' effaced wliile hte shali last. 

After tlie storm, a calm. Dai'k clouds no longer 
O'er oui' fair land their long pent fur\ pour. 

And faitli with each succeeding vear grows stronger 
That the tierce tempest shall return no more. 

Yet would we not forget in da\s of glatiness. 

Those who went hra\el\ to meet the foe. 
To stem the tide, to check the raging madness 

Which threateneii oui" Repuhlic to o'erthrow. 

Cjod hless tliem all. oiu" (.'ountr\ "s hra\e defenders I 
(iod bless \ou. brethren of this sacretl banill 

Xoliler \ oui" recorti than earth's jiroudest splentior>. 
High on the roll of fame xour names shall stan'. 

Some ha\e passed on. thrdugh pain and death anii weepin; 

To join their comraties in the \\<irki on high: 
()ne hv the far Paciiic shore lies sleeping. 

The Noungest brother, \ et the first to liie. 

And when vttuv earthh pilgiimage is o\er. 

.Vntl. one- b\ line. \ ou la\ life's burdens tlown. 
Ma\' each before the wliite tlirone ot [eho\ah 

Recei\e witli io\ the ne\ ei'-fading crown. 

llow great soe'er her possibilities, 

Marlborough is beautiful just as she is. 

Her neighboi's ami her tlaughtei's all look well. 

Hut the oki mother still remains the belle. 

The man\- hills, so xarioush- crowned 

with verdiu'e. \illas. rocks, and woods profound : 

Her placid lake, reflecting bea\en"s own blue. 

Whose shores are pictui'es beautiful to \iew: 

Her thri\ing villages and splendid farms. 

Each with its wealth of e\er-\ar\ing chai"nis. 

These all in jierfect harmonv' unite 

To fill the soul with wonder and deliEfht. 



But let us not be content to leave undone 
The work which art anti nature ba\e well begun. 
We are iiroutl of our noble mothei". and ix-asoning thus. 
That a rule is fault\' which will not work both wa\s. 



462 

Let us hope that she mav also he ]iroud of us. 

Nor e'er lia\e reasou tor sorrow or dispraise. 

Let us rejoice that the hirthright of lalior staiuis 

As a shield from uiany a dauy^er anil folh- and crime 

For the mischief that Satan lintls for idle hands 
Is as jiatent now as it was in Watts' time. 

Aiui whatsoe'er oiu' future has in store. 

Of joy or sori'ow . ei'e this life he o'er. 

Be it our tii'm eiuk'asor. da\- h\- da\ . 

'J'o hokl the ri<;ht and keep the wron^ at hay. 

To live, as Marlhoioui^h's sons and daui^hters shouUi. 

Li\es e\er hone-t. earnest, pure, and and LCOod : 

Li\es wliich shall never cause hei' .i^rief or shame, 

I)Ut add new lustre to her honored name. 



Mis> Annie A. ILiwes read an ode written l)\ her for the occasion, 
\\ hicli was as follows: 

.\\\i\ i:i;sAi!\ ()i)i-: 
(Written hy Mi>s Annie A. Howes) 

(). City of the Eastern Hills. 

While far from thee I roam. 
With what a joy my hosom thiiUs 

NN'hen thou dost call me home I 
Hack to the haunt-- of ho\hooti davs. 

To spots 1 long held dear. 
Back from the world's entangled maze 

To th_\' sweet lo\e ami cheer I 

Two centuries antl a half ha\c f.own 

Since o'er thy fertile lands 
The sun aho\e in glor\ shone 

Where now th\ cit\ stands: 
Since when the Indian's fragile hark 

Swift glitied o'er the tide. 
Ami sliot within the recess dark 

Of thy lake's woodetl sitle. 

Then came a little hand to seek 

The refuge of thy sod. 
On th_\- fair hills in jieace to speak 

The worship of their (iod. 
So hei'e in faith and lo\e tliey dwelt. 

And tilled th\- fertile soil. 
And as time passed the tiecaties felt 

The outcome of their toil. 



4^V^ 




MISS ANXIK A. IIOWKS 



A little \illa^c ^(>^e above. 

And in the snn's hri,<i"ht ,n'lo\v 
A lastini;- token ot their love 

Looked*on the vales below. 
And year bv vear. beneath its ravs. 

^'ou grew in'strenglh and tame, 
'Till, like the Rome ot ancient days. 

Seven hills bore th\- name. 



And while thou prospered all the while 

Men'came here to abiile: 
Strong men from l^rin's \ertlant isle, 

Be\ond the laboring tide. 
The\ had seen their grandsires hoary 

Slaughtered in ignoble tight. 
And looking westward, saw the glory 

Ot thv treedom and thy light. 

From St. Lawrence, wood embowered. 

From the northern ri\er cold. 
Where|the mighty pine tree towered. 

Came the vovagers ot old. 



464 



Sons of Canada's clear waters 

Left the land of maples tall, 
Came to be thy sons and dani^hters, 

Hearing onl\- thv sweet rail. 

From the eastern lanil ot heaut\, 

Acadia's green vales of shade. 
Others came, and in their dntw 

To tliee. .Marlborongh. homage paid. 
Some sought thee from the shores of Greece, 

And some from Italy's sunny clime. 
Seeking out the land of peace 

From the land of grapes and %yine. 

Still came they to thy kintUy hills 

]-"i'om o'er tiie ocean's foam. 
And thou, fair Highland City, still 

Shall he their cherished home. 
Th\' lott\' walls stand proud antl high. 

'l'h\- towers stretch in aii": 
To oui- dear Marlborougli still we cry. 

••The fairest t)f the fair." 



The ci>nclu(lin;j,- luimlKT \\;is the address of Hon. Charles .S. llaiiilin, 
orator of the <la\ . Mr. Hainliii opened In conijilinientin^- the cit\- on 
hein;^' so t\pical of the American coniinunit\ . spanninL;- as it does the 
colonial. re\ (>lntionar\ , federal and constitntional periods of our histor\'. 
I le said in part : 

"The in\il:ition from the citizens of Marlhoroii^ii. which was con- 
\-e\ed to me throiij^h his Ilonoi\ the Ma\or. came to meat a time when 
I was so htisih emp/lo\ed in m\ professional woi^k that 1 did not see how 
I coidd ]:)osstlil\ accept. W'lieii I rejected. ho\\e\er. I realized the \er\ 
Li'reat honor ot this inxitation. and 1 felt that the reipiest of the ]ieople of 
Marll)oroLi;gh was a command w hich must he complied w ith. 

*' I beliex e that there is not a cit\' in this j^rand old comnionweahh 
which so well typifies the jjrojgrevss of our countr\ as does this cit\. it 
has s])anned the whole period ol om^ existence. Irom the earliest Colonial 
times (low n to the ])resent. and one who knows its histor\ knows the 
histor\' of om- coimti"\ . and con\t'rsel\, tht' histor\ of oin' coimtr\ is not 
complete without propel" reco'gnition of what the citN' of ^larlliorou^h 
stands for. both in the past and in the present. 

•• In considering' the wonderhil enerj^s' and al)ilit\' of this cit\ and of 
its people, the words of the Greek pnet, vSophocles, come to my miiul : 



v^? 




11()\. ClIARLKS S. HAMLIN 
(.)rator of the I)a\ 



• Wonders in iiatin"0 we see and scan. 

But the greatest of all is man.' 
" It is (lirticiilt indeed to cnmprehend the (k-xclopment of our coimtiy 
since its foundation. Tlie earl\' colonists, more or less independent 
communities, soon found that the\- must come to;4ether into some form 
of union, and there residted the confederation to resist the attacks of the 
hostile Indians ; then follow ed the irritatin;^ ditlictdties with the mother 
country which brought about the committees of correspondence; next 
came the Continental Con<4ress which proclaimed the great document, 
the Declaration of Independence : then followed the articles of confedera- 
tion, and lastly, as a crowning residt. otir present constitutiiwi. 

'•We should ne\er forget that innler tliat constitution the people of 



466 

till.' I'nitcd vStates owe alk-^iancc to no ])LT>onal >o\e'rri;4n or rulcT. ThcN- 
OWL' allcL;iancL' to the L;d\ LTiimciU. aiul thi> alk-L:,'iancL' i^ two fold, to tlir 
!4'o\ LTiimcnt of the state as w ell as that of the nation. 'I'here is, or should 
he, no conflict in this two fold allcL^iance : it is recognized and atlirmed 
in the constitution of the I'nited .States. 

••(jreat as has been the material prosperit\- of the I'nited .States, I 
feel conhilent that the future will see an e\ en more marvelous de\ elop- 
ment in which this L;i'eat cit\- will receive its share, and if an\ should 
thiid< that \our share is undidx lar^e. we can onl\- attriluite it to the 
energy and ability of your people. In an\- e\ent. I am confident that 
\(>ur prosperit\- ser\es to illustrate the maxim that the i^reatest prosperitx" 
ot the individual comes from the prosperit\' of the communit\ , and that 
disaster to the communitv must in the lon^- run pi'o\ e injurious to the 
indi\i(lual. d'he maxim of all (»ur effort should l)e the greatest t;-ood of 
the L:,reatest nund)er, and out of this will sureU' come future prosperit\- 
and hap])iness to the people of Marlhor()u<j;h. of the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts, and of the I'nited States." 



TUP:SDAY, JixE 14, 11)10. 



The celeliration closed Tucsda\" with s]:)orts, which the weather 
pre\ ented vSaturda\-. exercises 1)\ the fii'emen and (J. A. R. and a disphu 
of fireworks at ni^ht on Fairmount Park. 

(ireat interest centered in the firemen's parade. The firemen ne\er 
made a l)etter ai)))earancc an\ where and were coustantK' applauded alon^;' 
the route. A s]:)ecial feature of the (ku' was the presence of the Mass. 
Fire Chiefs' clul). Iieaded h\' its presitlent. John A. Mullen, Chief of the 
Boston Fire Department. 

The line tra\eivsed Ahnn street to West Alain street, to Hroad to 
Lincoln to Concord, to Prospect to ^\'ashin^■ton. to Polton to Ivist Lin- 
coln, to East Main, to Main, where it disbanded. L was as follows : 



Platoon of riioimted police in charj^e of Cit\ Ahirshal John F. Mitchell. 



467 

Marll)oi-()UL;h l>ras> IkiihI. 2.") pieces, RoluTt W. l>inl, leader. 
Carria;4c containing- Mayor John J. .Shau-linrssN . Chief J. A. Mullen of 
Boston, William Broplu' of IJoslou and Alderman F. W. l>anister 
t)f ^larlborou^li. 
Carriaue containing- Le\ i W. l>aker. Thomas Campbell, Georo-e Balcom 
and Georo-e II. Uri-ham. old time chiefs of the Marlboron;j.-h fire 
departnient. 
Board of engineers of the Marlltoroiigh lire departn-ient : Chief C. 
II. Andrews, I-^irs* Assistant John \\". Keane. Secontl Assistant 
William A. iJerry. 
Fifty |-nembers of State organization of lire chiefs in imiforn-i. 
Fifty i-nembers of \ icinitv tii-e deixirtments, Xatick, Framingham, 
Iliidson and I'^itchbiirg, in miiforn-i. 
Fifty members of Marlborough tire departn-ient. 
Thirty members of the Xorthborough lire tlepartmenl in uniforn-i. Harry 

Foss in command. 

Northborough \^olunteers, dressetl in rustic attire, drawing the old tire 

engine Volunteer, budt in 17<",(), Ilazen I>eighton in command, 

2<S men. 

Assabet Engine Co. of Xorthliorough. Moses Mosso, chief dri\er. 

Fa3-\ille Hre company with the ancient Ilunneman tub Falcon, Capt. 

Fred liarroii in command. ;'>0 men. 
The new ly built hose carriage Xo. 1. Marlborough tire department, first 
public appearance. Captain, I)a\id McDonald: Patrick (ienery, 
tlri\ er. 
Hose 2, Marlborough fire department. Captain, Thomas Doyle, 

John I-]. Care\ . dri\ er. 
Hose 0, Marlborough tire department, old-time carriage, Harry Cain, 

diix er. 
Hose 4, Marlborough tire department. Captain (ieorge II. Ball: Walter 

J. Logan, dri\er. 

Xatick Hose carriage Xo. 1. 

Hook c\: Ladder truck Xo. L Marll)orough lire department. Captain 

Charles T. Berr\ : Hem-\- Homier, dri\er. 
Coml)in;ition Co.. Marlborough fire department. C;i]:)tain (ieorge (jrithn : 

[ohn F. Carey, dri\er. 
Ex-Chief (ieorge .\. .Stacy, supei-intendent of the Marlborough water 
department, and k^red Williams in carriage, the former dri\-ing 
jiui, the first lire horse used in the Marlborough tire department. 
^Vssabet engine of Xorthborough, James Duffy, dri\ er. 



468 

Motor truck from Maiden fire department. 

Motor truck tiom \e\\ ton tire (k'partment. 

Two motor trucks from vSprin^tieKk 

Auto containing C A. Young, Chief T. \\ . Muff of MaUk'ii. O. G. 

Morrell of L'oncortk C X. Perkins of Springfield. 

^■\uto containing Chief ,S. K. Kellogg. J. 15. Chapman, Ca])tain William 

Draper and Frank W'ancii. all of iloprdale. 

Xatick steamer. vS. A. Drake. (lri\er. 

rall\-ho. decorated in pink, di'awn In four horse^. William ikitman. 

dri\er. containing (i. A. [udd. lire commissioner of kAerett: II. 

C. Lord, ex-fire commissione'r of that citv: Charles E. Herrv of 
Somerxille. ^'. 1). Hordman. e\-su]:iei' iilendent of the fire alarms 
of Natick : ex-Chiet 1-^-aidv Harrington of Xorthhorough : ex- 
Chief .V. Howard I'iske of South Framingham: ex-Chief W, K. 
Morse and Flmei- Wright <if Leominster. I'^. 1>. Flo\(l and F. A. 
Floyd of Winthrop, (ieorge II. Wellfieet ol Re\ere. 

l^rake, decorated in \ellow. drawn 1>\- four horses, L F. Xonuan. dri\ cr, 
containing J. M (iould. editor of the l^iremen's Standard: W. 

D. Taxlor of IJostoii. foieman of engine No. I of that citv .'iH 
years ago; John F. l>\"rne. J. H. I)w\er. Thomas Dugat:, C. 
Waldo Brigham, ex-chief of the Marlhorough fire department: 

E. R. Nichols of Ladder Xo. 1. R. H. Whittemcjre of Ilo-e 2 of 
the ^Llrlhorough fire department, V. C. Whitmarsh, chief of the 
fire department of Braintree. 

Auto containing Chief George .*>. Coleman (if Worcester. Chief X. M. 
Burke of Camliridge. ex-Chief j. R. Hopkins of vSomer\-ille. 
Charles Smith, \eteran lireirian of the Marlhorough fire depart- 
ment ; George (j. Titlshury of Ashland and I)eput\ Sheiiff 
Francis D. Newton of vSouthhorough. 

Auto ccjntaining Alderman Willard A. Walker, llerhert W. Angier. 
superintendent of fire alarm s\stem. hoth of Marll)orough : John 
(j. ALmuel, superintendent of fire alarm, Natick; N. ). Winches- 
ter. Xatick. 

At Middlesex scjuare, the parade wa-^ re\iewed 1)\ SvKester Bucklin 
aged ;>."> years, who hought for the town a h.alf a centur\ and more ago 
its first two fire engines, who was the first captain of the first fire com- 
jxiny formed here, and who was also the first chief of the fire (le])an- 
ment. When the head of the ]M-ocession luid passed, there was a halt, 
and tlu' nuanhers of the Chiefs' Association retired from the line and 
shook hands with the o'd-tiuie fire fighter. Just l)efore the processsoii 



469 

a^aiii in<)\r(l, the hainl phucd •• Auld I^aiij^ Sync." The parade then 
inarched up Main street to the City hall, where it was I'ex icwed hy Mayor 
v'^haughncssv and a number of <j,ucsts of the city. The parade was then 
dismissed, when the firemen went a^ain to the central Hre station, 
where, after a short rest, a line was formeil and the mai\-h taken for A. 
(). H. hall where dinner was ser\ed to 'M .'> j^ucsts. 

The firemen's exercises he^-an at 2 o'clock when two blows of the 
fire alarm causeti Ladder Co. Xo. 1 and the Combination Co. No. 1 to 
respond to liond's buildin;^ on Main street. Here Ladder Xo. 1 raised 
two ladders and put man on roof. Xo time was taken of tiiisor the three 
remainin_(^ exercises which followed. Combination Xo. 1 raised one 
ladder and put a man on the roof with a chemical line, and laid one line 
•J.^ inch hose and carried it to the roof and ^'ot water. 

On an alarm from box '.\2, located on ALiin street, front of \Vindst)r 
I louse, hose companies 1 and ■> responded to IJond's buildiuL;-. laid one 
br.e each, and carried it to the roof and '^ut water. 

( )n a second alarm from box ;)1, hose companies 2 and 1 responded 
to l)ond''~ building", laid one line each and carried it to the roof and 
obtained water. 

Next, each hose company in numerical order startetl on ^L^n street 
near Burke's druL;,' store, and on a signal ran to the hydrant, t^'ot \yater, 
shut off, broke and rolled up hose, ]:)laced it on the wa^on and ^ot away 
for the next com])an\\ 

^\11 of the companies had to la\- l."i(» feet of ho-,c, uncoupled. At a 
signal, they coui)led, ;4ot \yater, uncouple<l. took len^'th at hydi-ant to 
])i]:)e, and lent^th at pipe to h\ drant and '^i>{ water. Time was taken 
when water appeared at the plpt- the second time. 

In the hand tubs contest, the \'olunteer of Xort]ib()roui2;h threw a 
stream of 1 .'i 1 feet '■< inches, defeatiuL!,- the Falcon of Fa\\ille which thre\y 
a stream of LIO feet 4 inches. 

The closino- exercises \yere an exhibition of the ALndborou^'h water 
w(_)rks in front of central hre station, ei^ht streams l)ein;4 thrown from 
one In'drant and then 1:^ streams were thrown as a final w indui^. 



LarK in the morning:." there be^an to arri\e the quests of the dav . 
The Hremen Leathered at the central lire station, \yhere the\- were met 1)V 
the engineers of the depailment : Charles IL Andi-ews, chief. John W, 
Keane. first a.ssistant, and William .\. l)err\-, secoml assistant, \yho acted 
as the reception committee. 



470 




471 




47- 

W'hik- the Ili-eiiK'H were ii;i\ iii':;- their lime, the \eter;in-> of the L'i\ il 
War were hoUhiiLi' tm-tli in (ir.md Anin liall where Post 1.") was ha\ iii^;- 
a (laxli^'ht camp lire. X'isitors were present from Leominster. Fitchhur^". 
Iliidson. lierhn. Holion. Clinton, l''a\\ille, Framin^ham. W'esthorough 
and otlier ]ihice^. The exercises inchu'ed a selection lt\ the Marlhoroiifijh 
ih'ass IJaml. and speaking'. (ieoi"L;e S. Parker, commander of the Post, 
called the ^atherint; to order and W. S. (joss was toastmaster. 'Idiere 
weix'speehes 1)\ Ma\or ]. ]. Shau^hness\ , (i. C I'iske of ^Xshland, 
senior \ ice-commander : W. A. Witherhee. P. D. (_'. : [unior \'ice- 
C'onniiander IIosle\. Pe\ . 1']. II. Ilorton. chaplain of the State vSenate : 
Re\. A. II. Wdieelock. an 1 lIo)i. .S. II. Ilowe. one of the staunch frienils 
ot the l*ost. |. llenr\' (ileasiin ser\ ed lunch. 



The sports were one of the most successful featiux-s of a successful 
celebration. The school l)oy s]:)()rts at the ]:)la\ ;j;r()und were some of the 
most excitiiii^ e^■ents of the da\ . 

The sports for the school children took ])lace at Pnrke park, while 
on Main street took place a series ot sp;)rts including' a lO-mile Marathon 
race. These pro\ ed sulhcientU' attractixe to call man\ thousands of 
spectators to the scenes of acti\it\'. 

(Jreat crowds of ])eople witnessed the ^ames at Burke pla\ ground. 
The summar\ of the contests in which memhers of the Ili^h School 
participated is as t(dlows: 

Mile run — Won h\' Ilollis Ta\iUor, William Hutch second. John 
L'ostello third. Time Im Ms. 

I)i"oad juni]) — Won 1)\' Iose])h l)rumme\. John Ward second, 
Jose]:)h ,Slatter\- third. Distance l.sft 2in. 

,Shot]iut, 12 ]:)ounds — Won li\ Joseph Di'ummeN. William llutch 
second, ]ose]:)h .Slatter\ third. Distance .'isft 1.^ in. 

loo \ai(ls dash — |(iseph Dnmime\ . first: Joseph Slatterw second; 
j(,hn Wai.l. third. 

.")0 Nards dash — Joseph Dnnnmew first; Joseph vSlatter\, second ; 
Arthur Tin-ner, third. 

Rela\- race — senior class, John Ward, Stanle\ Freeborn, Joseph 
L\iich, Joseph Drummes . 



47;^ 



lli;j,ii iiwup — Cliarlcs Allen, tirst : Jost'j;)!! DriiniiTiey, sucoiul : John 
\V;ii(l, thirtl. 

In ihr !^r;i(k' contests the results wiTe : 

KID xard dash. 7th and Sih ^i-adi-'s — Won hy Delorey of WashinL^'ton 
street scho<d. Sa\a;4e ot same scliool second. Le\eque of Pleasant street 
school third. Time 1 1 2-.')s. 

101) yard dash, ."ith and iUii -'rades — Won hy .Seuss of Ilildreth 
school. Muir of l)i^'elow school second, L'a\ anau^h of Pleasant street 
school third. d'ime 12J.s. 

."iD \ai-d ilash, 7th and Sth grades — Won liy Washiiv^ton of Ilildreth 
school, R\"an of same school second. Peaudreaii of Pii^elow school third. 
Time N l-.')s. 

."lO \ard dash. r)th and fith grades — Won In' Muir ot Pi^elow school, 
Conrad of Ilildreth scliool second. Mc(iinnis of same school third. 
Time 'S ;'>-.')s. 

Proad jump. 7th and Nth grades — Won hy \\ ashinulon of the Ilil- 
dreth school. I)elore\ of WashinL;ton school second. Ward of same 
school third. Distance l.")ft Sin. 

liroad jump, .")th and I'lth Li'i'ades — Won 1)\ vSeiiss of Ilildreth school, 
Conrad of same school second. Stewart of same school third. Distance 
l.-.ft (cjin. 

vShotput. 7th and Sth ^-rades — Won In- Johnson of Ilildreth school, 
Washin'4'ton oi same school second, Le\e(|ue third. Distanct' .'l.'M't IPjin. 
Hop. step and jump. 7th and Sth L;rades — Daniel i)elort'\. Wash- 
ington street school. Iirst. ."l.'h'.l : Wm. Washington. Ilildreth street 
school, seC(Mul, ;!.">. 7^ : Harold Ward. WashiuL^ton street school, third. 
.•'.0.1 1. 

Hop. step and jump. ')[h and (Uh j^rades — Joseph Conrad. Ilildreth 
street school, first. "iTi. 1 : Francis 15 min. Washington street school, sec- 
ontl. -i-i.'.i : Wilfred (irenier. third, l' 1 . 1 

Potato race. 7th and Sth ^^rades — Daniel Delorey. \\'ashini4ton street 
school, first: N'incent R\an. Ilildreth street school, second; Daniel 
Cashman. Washington street school, thirtl. 

Potato race, .')th and <ith L:,'rades — (jranl Webster, I lildreth street 
school, first: Harold Darlin;^. Pleasant street school, second; (jaston 
Duhamel. IJij^elow scho(d. third. 

Kela\ race. 7ih and Sth grades — Wiisliiiy^loii street school. Harold 
Ward. ICdward Laj-jlante. Ch;irles Sa\:iL;"e, Daniel Delore\ . 

Rela\' lace, .'tth and Cth L;r;ides — Ilildreth street school, William 
]Monsette. (ieor^'e vSeuss. Reginald Stewart. josL-ph Conrad. 



474 

The Ilildreth school, 1)\- winning- thr l);il 
cup offered to the \ictors in the touriKiineiit. 



;;iine, was the winner of 



Many thousands of people witnessed the 10-miles Maratlion race 
en(hn;4 near the .SoUhers' Monument Tuesda\- afternoon. This is t lie first 
time that a race of this kintl was held in MarlhorouL;!) and it attracted a 
^reat deal of attention throuL^-hout the State. Iar_u;elv on account of the 
fact that the run was confined wholly to streets within the limits of the 
citv — from Main to West Main, to South, to Maple, to Main, three 
limes around. 

The winner was James Clearyof the Si^el .\thletic club. Worcester, 
followed at tlie finish in the ortler L;;i\en by Thomas II. Lindle\'. Percy 
W-noit. Thomas Wilkinson and (_". L. Carr. All were awarded medals 
or cu))s. L'lear\'s time was i li .'ll :^-.")sec. 

The ino \ards dash (all Marll)orou;j,h entries) held on Main street, 
was won 1)\- Joseph Drummey. athlete of this citw lie was closely 
followed In- Slatter\. Ward. Carroll and Kane. 

■J-JO \ard run — Won hy A. M. IJowser, IJoston : Frank P. Sheehan, 
South Poston. second: l-2<lwin h^llstrom. Worcester, third; fose]:)h 
Slatterw fourth: K. A. Chisholm. fifth. Time 2.") l-.")secs. 

ssn xard run — Won 1)\ Frank P. Sheehan. , South Poston; pnues II. 
Malonex. Worcester, second; A. M. Pow ser. Pxiston. third; C ^V, 
Ryan, fourth. Time 2 min. 10 sees. 

Starter, F. \\ . Learv ; clerk of course, Dennis ,S. llurle\'; timers. 
llenrx W. Ivij^er. Thomas O'llalloran and I^rnest L. I'aunce; judges at 
the linish, |ohn \W Keane, (Jeor^e Putlerfield and (ieor^e II. Spakling; 
referee. Dr. ( Jeor^e I. I)elane\ . 



100 \ards Dash 

:)0 \ards Dash 

Pioad lump 

Shot Put 

1 lop, Ste]:) and pimp 

Potatcj Race 

Totals 



sr.M.MAi;^ . 

Grades 7 and s. 

Plcasanl Wa>hini;1()n I5iL;el<)\\ llildi\tli 

1 .s 

1 .s 



6 

{) 

24 



27 



475 



Grades .") aiul (i. 

PlcasaiU Washiiiiiton 



Hi.t^vlow Iliklrcth 
•> O 

4 

i) 
1 5 

1 5 



KM) Yards Dash 1 

.■)() \'ards Dash 

Broad funip 

Hop, vStep and Jum]:) ... ;; 

Potato Race ;; 

Totals -i y K) 2,s 

In(h\ichial stancUnL;- of lli^h School: Joseph l)ruiiiiiK'\, "]() 2;'> 

]ioiiits; Joseph .Slatterv, "12, .S points; William I IiUch, '11. C. points ; 

Charles Allen, '11, Ilollis I'ayntor, '1(1, and John Ward, '10, .") points 

each; John Costello, '10, .\. ^rurner, '11, I point each, 

vStandin^- of (iranimar Schools : Ilildreth street school, ."i.') points; 
Washington street school, 27 points; Pleasant street school, Ci points ; 
liigelow school. 1 1 ])oints. 

Grammar .School indixidual standing- : Daniel Delorey, Washinoton 
street school, l.S|)oints; William Washington, IliUlreth street scliool. |(i 
points; Joseph Conrad, Ilildreth street school, 11 points; (ieor^e .Seuss 
Ilildreth street school, 10 points : Alliert Muir, 15io;elo\v school, (i points ; 
A. h2. Johnson, I lildreth street school, (^irant Webster, Ilildreth street 
school,.") points each; Francis Bonin, Ilildreth street school. Ilarokl 
Dowling, Pleasant street school, Charles vSava^x-, Washinotoii street 
school. ;; points each: 11. A. L'lMetpie, Pleasant street school, and 
Harold Ward, Washington street school, 2 points each: William Ca\an- 
augh, Pleasant street school, Joseph lieaiidreau, Bi-elow school. John 
McGinness, James Stewart. Wilfretl (irenier. Daniel Cashman and 
Gaston Duhamel. 1 i:)oint each. 



The prizes given included gold, siher and hronze watch fobs for 
indi\itlual events, and cups for schools antl classes. Ilildreth school was 
successful in competitions in the fifth and sixth grade class, and the 
se\ filth and eighth grade classes as w ell as in the base ball series. 

All of the spcn-ts were under the direction of Dr. George J. Delane\- 
w hich pro\ed a credit to himself. His management of the Marathon was 
a re\ elation to the sporting men and kners of athletics who sa\- they 
ne\ er saw anything like it. It w as perfect, they said. 



476 





EDWARD L. BIGELOW 

Chairman TrustccN of Marlhorouwh Public Lilirar 



47^S 



X 




CITY OF MARLBOROUGH 

OLD HOME DAYS 

June Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth " 
Nineteen Hundred and Ten A 




^hich will 



this year. 

The observance of this event will be fitting and 
very interesting, and we desire to have a large rep- 
resentation of former residents, their descendants and 
our erstwhile friendly visitors, who have found homes 
in other parts of the country, come back and partici- 
pate with us in the festivities of this celebration. 



HE Committee on General Invitations have f 
issued this letter to apprise the absent 
sons and daughters of Marlborough of the I 
forthcoming Quarter Millennial or 250th ( 
Anniversary of the Settlement of our City, 
occur on June 11, 12, 13 and 1 4th of 



X 



479 



zi^ — T-mzxzn: 



It will be a great pleasure to the residents of 
the City of Marlborough to extend a cordial wel- 
come to those who have visited or have been identi- 
fied with us in the past. 

The importance of this event has already been 
recognized by many old and former residents in cor- 
respondence with this and other committees, and the 
prospects are good for a memorable celebration. 

in behalf of the citizens of Marlborough the 
committee extends to you a cordial invitation to come 
home and join us m making the event one to be 
long remembered as a Red Letter Day in the history 
of the City of Marlborough. 

Sincerely yours, 

George L. Stevens, Chairman, 
John Dalton, Secretary, 

Committee on Invitations. 
Marlborough, Mass., 
May 28th, 1910. 




-r—>^ i -I — ^^ — r 



4^>o 




§ 

— 0300 or 



J^ 


^ 


^ 


w 


b-i 


Is 


K 


^ 


^' 






5 J 


»--. 


^ 


X 


'-A\' 


',^ 



48 1 







4S2 
m:\\'si»api:r clippixcjs. 

Patrick Collins, m>ii of Mi-, and Mrs. )()lin L'ollins, South strct't, 
canu' one ol tlir longest distancrs to attend the cidchrat ion. lie was in 
Mexico \\ hi.'n he decided lo come here and was ;i week on the road. He 
arrixed in Marlhoroii^h just in time to see the starting- of the parade. 

1*^. L. lji<i,"cl(nv rode in the parade and wdre the ( )koinuiakauiesit 
engine had^x' that he wore in the parade hfts \-ears a^^o. 

Henry ()'I.eary oi Xew Orleans was in town foi- the- lirst time in :)') 
yeai-s. He was li\e years old wlien his father mo\ed awa\ and he came 
hack to see Nhirlliorouj^ii once more. 

Millhury. June l."). Mayor John j. vShauL;hness\ , Marl])orou'j,li. 
came to Millhury this morniii"- 1)\ auto and con\e\i-'d Mi^s Delia C 
Torrey. aunt of President ^\'illiam II. Taft. to the 2.")(lth anni\ersar\- of 
the toundin;^- of MarlhorouL^h. The machine in wh.ich Miss Torrex' was 
coineyed was i^aily decorated with American tlai;s. ( )n her return to- 
nitiht. Miss Torrey said she had a most enj()\alde trip and was sorr\ tlie 
['resident was unahle to lie present, as were all in Marlltorou'^h. 

\'e\er before atone time has the city entertained so main notables 
as it did last Monday. One of the stiikin^- features of the ]iarade, which 
was nearly three miles lonLi,-. was that it mo\ ed o\ er the entire route 
without a semblance of a hitch. Amoii^ the aids on tiie staff of Chief 
Marshal Arthur C Lamson was [I. M. Mentzer of Polton who is nearly 
NO years old. lie was one of the aids ."))» \ears a^o. I le expressed a 
desire to ride a^^ain this time, and ids wi^h was ^ratitied. 



WHAT THEY SAID. 



GoNernor Draper — '"The peo])leof Marlboroiij^h are to be con^i'atu- 



ated. 



Lieutenant (io\ernor l-^'othin^ham — ''■Nothing;' better could be 
expected." 

Ma\(ir Fitz'-erald — 'T ha\e ne\er seen an\thin'' belter." 



Aunt TurrcN" — "l am ^rcatl} pleased \\ itli the ccleliration. 1 am 
li'lad I came. 

Ma\()i" Cou^lilin of Fall Ri\er — '"T must s;i\- tliat it was mucli hetter 
than I expected and I thou^'ht that it would he L;-ood. 

District Attornex Ili<^gins — ''A i^Teat success." 

Adjutant (Jeiieial W. II. Brij^ham — "''riie arranj^ements were per- 
fecth carried out.'" 

Archhishop W. II. ()"Connjll — ••! am ^reath pleasetl." 

E\-Mavor John F. Hurley of Salem — ''Delighted." 

Frank FI. Pope of the lioston (ilohe saitl the celehratioii was the 
"•reatest thinjj; of the kind that he had e\ er co\ ered and he ha> \\ ritten up 
some pretty Iari4e exents. He said Marlborough made itself decidedly 
interesting" historx' this week. It recorded man\ things to its credit. 
The numher of spectators that \ iewed the parade was estimated at from 
.■)."), 000 to -10,000 and the\ saw h\ far the finest parade, ci\ic and militar\', 
which has ever taken place in this part of the countrv, a statement to 
which e\erv one who \ iewed it w ill suhscrihe. 



XOTF.S ()\ THE CELEBRATION. 

A tine anni\ersar\ march was composed for the occasion hy Prof, 
y. A. Millington. Another march s<^ng by Mr. J. H. Warner as 

follows : 

Two luuulrctl vc.l^^ and littv in;)i-c liavc conic and parsed awav 

Since Marlliorou^h om- citv ^av 

Became a town in old r>ay State, tliat's what tlie reeordx >av : 

Anil we wek'onie thi>. festal ilav. 

Then let ns eelehrate the dav with nuisic i;rand and sweet. 

^Vhile huntings uay shall line the street; 

While firemen, soldiers, merchants, too. will make the seene complete 

As the\' meet here in grand ai'i'ax . 

Then gi\e three cheers — Iliji. llip, Hooray tor Marlborough! 

And all feel ga\ and let us each a good worti say 

l-'or this our Highland L'itv. 

A new march song bv I. Porter Morse was origiiially written forthe 
brass band anil dedicated to the i^')Oth annixersary. To the trombone 
solo in the trio. ]\Ir. Morse adapted these words : 



4'^4 

■• Shout hurrah tor dear oUi Marllioi-oui;li I 

Float \oui" rtatfs ami haiuiers L;a\ : 
Don't toi-oet to c-hcor tOi- Marlboroiiiih 

On her annivt'i-sar\- iia\ . 
Let the ciiilclren sint;' and hand pla\-, 

All unite antl eelelirate: 
\\'e will show you all thi> i^rand da\' 

She's the finest in the State. " 

One of the most attractiNc window displaxs ot the cilv durinL;- the 
celehrati(jn was that of Morse cS; 15itieh)w. In the tiist window was an 
oUl-time kitclien scene with tire])hice. hrass andirons, footw arniers and 
wanning- pans. o\<'r which hiiii;^ a portrait of Lauihert liiuelow, the 
founder of this Inisiness, startetl .s,s years a^d, w hich is the oldest hrni in 
Marlborough in continuous luisiness. as well as one of the largest. ( )n 
the side of the old fireplace was the table at which (ieor^e Washington 
dined at Williams Taxern when he ])assrd throtH^h Marlboroui^-h, also 
the chair in which he sat; sampler, clock ami other antitpie articles of 
interest filled this w indow . In the next was a lar<ie oil painting; of the 
'* vSpirit of '70, " draped with flags and bimting. In the third w indow 
were tapestry paintings of the Puritan Maid of Marlborough and b)hn 
How, the first white man of Marlborough settling an Indian dispute. In 
the foiunh was a mammoth painting of the •• Indians burning down the first 
church in Marlborough. "' which lilled the entire window. It was 
siu'rounded by evergreen trees and imitation snow, and drew the attention 
of thousamls of passersby. In the fifth window was ;i tapestrx painting 
of the " Minute Man of Marlborough. " This was sm-roiuuled b\- giuis 
and implements of war. bmiting and Hags. In the sixth w indow was the 
veritable army chest of (Jeneral l)urgo\ne who jKissed through this citv 
1777. Resting u])on the chest were ]:)aintings of ( Jeorge and Martha 
Washington, a steel engra\ ing of Lafayette taken at the lime he \ isited 
the Wilder Mansion, Bolton, also fac-simile of Indian (\vl'i.\ of land to the 
Marlborough whites. ()\er the chest hung a large paintin<; of (ieorge 
Washington's tritunphal entr\ into New \'ork. \o\ . :i."). \1>^:>. with kev 
to same, naming \arious personages. All the w indows were ])rofusel\- 
decorated and anti(iues of great historical \alue made the whole displa\ a 
great success. 

Re\-. .Vrchbishop O'Connell's presence was one of the most 
pleasant siu'prises of the whole celebration. I'jXJn his arri\al he was 
tendered a reception at the Mayor's otlice b\ the local and \ isiting clergv, 
by members of the city goxerimient and \ isiting officials. I'"rom the time 
of his appearance until his de]:)artiu-e. he was gi\en a continual o\ation 
by the thousands of people that lined the streets on both sides. He was 



4<^: 



ck'li^hUHl with the \\a\- in which the fxerciscs were carried out. and his 
praver which opened the exercises was \ er\ impressixe. 

The arcli erected 1)\ the .St. Jean I^aptiste ,Societ\- on ISroad street 
was .')() feet hij^h and had an o]:)eninL;' of -J't feet in w idlh. SunnounliiTj,- 
the arcli in ilhuiiinated letters was the word. •• />/(// l'c///n'." and on 
each side the figure's of the \ear^ 1 ('iCiO-llf 1 0. There were lietween (lOO 
and 7(1(1 H^hts in tiie arch and it wa- artisticalU decoratetl w ith .\nierican 
and French Ha^^s. 

Tile electric lights which exte'nded in streamers from the front of the 
Ili^h school hLiildin::;-. and which lit up the connnoii and the ciiildren's 
bleacher, as well as the (JoNernor's rexiewin^- stand, were turn^'d on. u{)^) 
in numher. for the first time at s.:]{) o'clock Saturda\- ni^Tt. >hirl- 
borou^'h was ne\er before in its history such a bla/e of li,L;ht. 

The nearly lOOO incandescent lamps with which the cit\- building- 
was trimmed, alon^- with the thousands of \ai-ds of national bunting", 
y;a\e the structmx' a celebratinL;- and inspiritinL;- api)earance. 

Upon the Central Fire .Station and the Public Librar\- were also 
lights which presented a charmini;- si;^ht. 

Marlborough arose to the occasion and ac(|uilted herself in local 
history-makinii' in a manner w hich w ill be dithcult to surpass in the next 
half centiu^v anni\ersar\ . 

Amoii!.;- the attractions of the celebration were Torelli's ]:)onies, ]:)re- 
sented by hTmer Mack. This ])ro\ed a \'er\- enjosable eiiuine no\elt\-, 
six beautiful ponies mo\in;^- in harm(»n\- and performin;^- most dithcult 
tricks: Roldtins and Lefe\ re, acrobatic comi((ues: Don. the trained do"-, 
presentetl by Claude Fredericks: Nobles in aerial (lispla\- : Ardell. iio\-- 
elty entainer. and h^lmer ^hlck preseiitiuL;- his tpiartet of ecpiestrian doi;-s, 
and Hessie. the chasini;' and unridable mule. I'liis entert;iinment on 
^bHlday afternoon was princip;ill\- for the school childi-en. 

The Natur;d 1 1 islory .Societ\ and members of the I). .\. R. had 
markers placetl on nearly forty of the })rinci])al points of interest in and 
about the cit\ . 

(ioxernor Drapei" charmed e\ erbody by his sim]:>licit\' of manner and 
his democratic air. Diu-ing- his t;ilk at the exercises he paid hi^h tribute 
to the people of Nhirlboroii^h, who founded Marlborough and the spirit 
they ha\e always manifested in proL;ressi\e lines. He said that he loxed 
Massachusetts and he loxed ]Slarlboroiio;h liecause it was Massachusetts, 
lie praised the jx'ople of the old I]ay State for their respect to law and 
authority, and said that Massachusetts was the best place in the iiation. 

Music, mtisic, e\erywhere, Moiulax . That the committee on music 



486 



pc-iiOrnu'd well its part wastlu' unanimous opinion of all. [. A Millint;-- 
lon. chairman of the music committee, showed discernment and ju(l<i"nicnt 
in the \\a\ in whicii he jierformed the duties intrusted to him. 

'Three concerts were L;i\en in tlie afternoon. Tlie Alarine hand <;a\e 
a concert on the lliu'h school common after the exercises. At the concert 
^i\en 1)\ the Marll)oroui;h hrasv hand, •'()ur Anni\ersar\ March," com- 
posed 1>\ Mr. Millin^ton was ]da\ed. At the children's entertainment at 
Prospect ]iark, the \\'orce--ter IJrij^ade hand .u'a\e a concert. 

'["here was an open air concert at the handstand near the I li^h school 
common In' the ^hirlh()rt)UL;'h hrass hand. K. W. Hird, director. 

( )ne of the most noticeahle indications of preparations for the comiiiL;- 
2.')0th amii\ersar\ was the paintiiv^ of house> throuj^hout tlu' cit\'. 

A section of l)atter\ 1). L'r.pt. \l. \\ . Wheeler, com])risin;j; twenty 
horses, two cannon, a caisson, ha^^a^e wau;on ami twent\' men, came 
through the rain from Worcester vSunda\' afternoon and were assi^-ned 
(piarters on Fairmount Park, the horses hein;j,' tpiartered in tiie l)o\{l 
harn. The men occupied tents on the grounds and awakened the cit\' Iw 
iirin'j,- a salute at sunrise Monday mornin<;\ another on the arri\al of 
Go\ernor Draper ahout 10 o'clock and another at noon. 

The man who came the lonj^est distance to the celehralion was 
Conductor William 11. h"a\ on the United Fruit Co. railroad, Panama. 
Mr. Va\ was formerh' em])lo\e(l on the New York, Xew Ilaxen <S: Hart- 
ford railroad. He ser\ed in the (Ith rejj^iment dp.riiiL;- the vSpanish- 
^\merican war. 

I'nder the direction of the ci\ic committee of the TuesdaN cluh, rest 
rooms were o])en at several churclu's. 

The ladies" societies of these churches had chart^e of the lunch tahles 
and the checking" rooms, nameh : Methodist. Mrs. F. V Johnston : 
Episcopal, Mrs. 1*2. P. LonL;le\ : l'ni\ ersalist. Mis. A. V. Parnard : 
Paptist, Mrs. C S. I)a\ is ; I'nitarian, Mrs. Arnold: L'onL;re^ational, 
Mrs. 1:. (;. Hoitt. 

The |ohn l>rowii hell which sunuuoned the sla\es to ralK at 
llarjier's Ferr\ and make a dash lor freedom, and which now hani^s in 
the (i. A. R. huildin;,;'. was of j^reat interest to \ isitors. 

The Natural History ,Sociel\- had a loan exhihit uf historical articles 
in their rooms. 

Another attraction for \isitors was the standpipe on Mount Slit^'o, in 
the h^i-eiich hill district, 1.. "»()!» feet aho\ e sea le\el, and tlu' highest point 
hetween Poston and \\ Orcester, For a week hefore the celehration the 
standpii)e was hrilliantU illuminated with festoons of li>'-hts which could 



48 



l)e pl:iinl\- seen e\enin^N tnr main miles arnund. This wa^ one of tlie 
marked features of the eelelirat ion. 

^\t tile Public Lil>rar\" a line exhibition of water colors, "•()1(1 llome- 
steads of Marlliorou^ii. " painted 1»\ the late l^lleiiM. L'ai-]H'nter of 
Boston, ami loaned to the lil>rar\ 1>\ Mrs. l->mil\ iJi^elow l^nK'rs . dau^■h- 
ter of Edward L. IJi^elow. chairman of the lihrarx trustees was a soiu'ce 
of deli<i;lu to all \\h:i hadtlie ])leasure of seeing- it. In the collection were 
124 paintings, all of artistic merit as well as local intei'est. 

June l.">. Hudson was a desertt'd \illaL;e toda\ as about one-halt its 
people were in Marlborough attenilin^ the celebration. h^uu" edectric 
cars carried part ot the crowd o\er at S o'clock, about •"liHI came o\er on 
the .S. 21 train and Till) boarded the '.Mi train. All the schools were 
closed and flay,-s floated from the tow n house and man\- other buildin;j;s. 
The Hri^'liam & (xreiijorv factor\ was closed to allow the emplo\ees to 
attend the celebration. 

lune l.">. It is estimated that 1 10I> ]:)eople from \VestlioroUL!,h went 
to Marlborough this morning' to witness the parade. Hecause of the 
threateniiiL;- weather Westborou^h was not re]:)resented b\' a float. 

So few empIo\ees at the Hrii^ham shoe factors showed uj) tor work 
this morning- that those who did decidetl to (piit and join the rest of the 
crowd before .S o'clock. At the Hii;h sclio;)l there was not o\er a dozen 
pu])ils present. 

The Inns' Uand of the L\ni.in schoil, under the direction of 
Charles W. Wilson, marched at the head of the (ireek cidumn. 



And now re\ iewint:,' our Celebration, we belie\e with others that 
we ha\e cause for congratulation and nothin^■to regret. E\er\ thin;^' was 
well plaimed and executed. The \arious committees proved themselves 
efficient and ecpial to the occasion, and exervone seemed enthusiastic and 
in harmon\-. The celebration passed off without a blot to mar its flne 
completeness and will be remembered for \ears b\ Marlborouj^h's citizens 
and her \isitors, and the appro])riation ex[)ended will pro\ e a <i^ood 
in\estment, in ad\ ertisin;^ and brini^in^' to mind to those who mit^'ht 
forgx't, the Historical ( )ld l'r<intier vSettlement. now C^r^' of 

MARLBOROrcill. 



■■ When Time, who steals our years awa 
Shall steal our jileasurcs. too. 

The meiiiorv of the jiast will sta\ . 
Anil half our joxs renew 



4^8 



ERRATA. 

Page 100. Previous to the calling of Rev. (Teorge vS. Pine to 
Marlborough. Rev. \\'al(l> Burnett of vS.Juthhorough officiated. 

Page iM.s. Charles Ilowe should read Samuel Ilowe Ilomesleach 

The I'lrst Spiritualist Society of Ahirlhorough, organized in l.s'.il 
and chartered in l.S'.Mi, meets in (J. A. R. hall each Sundav. under lead- 
ership of President K. I), Childs. 

Page 2<iO. ^Jo^es Ilowe Homestead should read Moses Prii'hani. 



H 11 78"* 



o''r:-^/-<^. 



^^-v^. 







"* V c 



0' 



.0 






V ^st.*-t/- 




i^ 



^ 
•^ 



-^^o 



.<:' 



j^€^ 



^' 









^o^. 



w^ 






w 



<-J^ 






o V : ^v 




ja:; 









<^'„ 



MANCHESTER Ji\p^ 



1/ Met. XN * A >• "^i 



